Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data of the study participants (N = 89)

Average age	53.9 ± 14.8 (range 16–85)
Gender	68 male, 21 female
BMI (kg m-2)	26.8 ± 4.3
Diabetes	22/89
Indwelling time	4.1 ± 0.8 (range 3–6) weeks
Microbiome profiles generated	85 (89 samples sequenced, 4 samples below threshold)
Antibiotic intake during stent indwelling time	Patient samples ST09, ST24, ST76 and ST93

BMI body mass index