Table 3.
Differences in Microbiota Taxa in Infants and Childrena
Infants | Children | |||||
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Phyla | Order | Phyla | Order | |||
Firmicutes (β) | Bacteroidales (β) | Proteobacteria (β) | Enterobacteriales (β) | Pseudomonadales (β) | Clostridiales (β) | |
Caesarean delivery | 0.184* | −0.260* | 0.030* | 0.022* | 0.006 | −0.058 |
Age | −0.014 | 0.013 | −0.003 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.023 |
Any Formula | 0.043 | −0.016 | 0.022* | 0.012 | 0.009* | −0.073* |
Stuntedb | 0.418* | −0.127 | −0.003 | −0.003 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
Clean Bathwaterc | −0.013 | 0.013 | −0.007 | −0.002 | 0.008 | 0.071 |
Household Size | 0.039 | −0.016 | −0.001 | 0.000 | −0.001 | −0.017* |
Indicates p-value < 0.05
Results for regression models for each taxa separately; models in children additionally account for clustering by household.
<−2 SD length-for-age for infants or height-for-age in children
Defined as bathing in boiled, filtered or bottled water (vs. tap water) for infants and indoor bathing (vs. outdoors) for children