Figure 2.

Random forest analysis for factors distinguishing between high and low (a) Streptococcus, (b) Veillonella, and (c) Lactobacillus bacterial load in 17 Japanese patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). γ‐GTP, γ‐glutamyl transpeptidase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BTR, branched‐chain amino acid‐to‐tyrosine ratio; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PSE, portal systemic encephalopathy index; PT‐INR, prothrombin time – international normalized ratio; WBC, white blood cell count.