Table 3.

Microbiota profile (culture method) in young and elderly subjects

Microbiota (Log10 CFU/g feces)	mean ± SD (detection rate %)		P value
	Younger (n = 40)	Elderly (n = 40)
Coliform	6.80 ± 0.83 (100)	7.20 ± 0.73 (100)	0.028
Escherichia coli	6.87 ± 0.74 (100)	7.29 ± 0.78 (100)	0.016
Yeast	4.17 ± 0.51 (53)	4.28 ± 0.50 (43)	0.411
Mold	0,0 ± 0,0 (0)	3.68 ±0.27 (8)	-
Lactobacillus plantarum	4.16 ± 0.85 (8)	4.16 ± 0.03 (5)	1.000
Total LAB	7.03 ± 0.83 (100)	7.67 ± 1.23 (100)	0.008

Comparison of continuous variable was carried out using the Independent T test for normally distributed data and the Mann Whitney test for non-normally distributed data.