Table 3.
Medians for alpha diversity indexes before (n = 29), at the middle (n = 26), and at the end (n = 22) of CRT.
| Index | Before | Middle | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Median | Median | |
| Observed | |||
| OTUS | 190 | 176 | 134 |
| Shannon | 6.11 | 5.90 | 5.58 |
| Faith | 21.14 | 18.70 | 14.52 |
| Pielou | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
The differences in number of samples at each time point were due to either missing stool specimen or antibiotics or probiotic use at time of collection.