Table 2.

Summary of reviewed studies reporting changes in the gut microbiome composition in patients with NAFLD compared with healthy control subjects.

Microbial entity	Effect	Population	Reference
Alpha diversity	Decreased	NAFLD	Del Chierico et al.28
	Decreased	Pediatric NAFLD	Schwimmer et al.35
Richness	Decreased	NAFLD	Kim et al.27
Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes ratio	Decreased	NAFLD	Da Silva et al.39

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.