Table 3.
Gut microbiome of the patients.
| Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI | NC | P | ||
| (n = 82) | (n = 61) | (n = 21) | ||
| Gut microbiota | ||||
| Enterotype* | 0.009 | |||
| Enterotype I | 38 (46.3) | 34 (55.7) | 4 (19.1) | |
| Enterotype II | 5 (6.1) | 4 (6.6) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Enterotype III | 39 (47.6) | 23 (37.7) | 16 (76.2) | |
| F/B ratio | 1.33, 0.72–2.17 | 1.22, 0.65–2.21 | 1.65, 1.10–2.14 | 0.096 |
Wilcoxon signed-rank and χ2 tests were used.
The asterisk indicates statistical significance.
Abbreviations: F/B ratio, Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. Enterotype I: Bacteroides >30%; Enterotype II: Prevotella >15%; enterotype III: others.