Table 4.
Variation in HMO diversity and evenness indexes among women from Brazilian cohort. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Indexes | Follow Up Visits in Days Postpartum | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–8 (n = 52) | 28–50 (n = 75) | 88–119 (n = 46) | |
| Shannon entropy | 2.152 ab (2.042–2.239) | 2.236 ac (2.111–2.295) | 2.073 bc (1.988– 2.189) |
| Inverse Simpson | 5.764 (4.778–6.671) | 5.890 (4.992–6.934) | 5.310 (4.525–6.238) |
| Shannon evenness | 0.730 ab (0.697–0.760) | 0.760 ac (0.715–0.780) | 0.700 bc (0.673–0.740) |
| Simpson evenness | 0.303 (0.251–0.351) | 0.310 (0.263–0.365) | 0.279 (0.238–0.328) |
| Pielou evenness | 0.731 ab (0.694–0.760) | 0.759 ac (0.717–0.780) | 0.704 bc (0.675–0.744) |
All values are median and interquartile range. HMO: human milk oligosaccharide. a indicates that the HMO concentration at visit 1 is significantly different (p < 0.05) from the concentration at visit 2, b indicates that the HMO concentration at visit 1 is significantly different (p < 0.05) from the concentration at visit 3 and c indicates that the HMO concentration at visit 2 is significantly different (p < 0.05) from the concentration at visit 3 according to Friedman post-hoc test.