Table 1. Characteristics of the subjects.

	All subjects (n=61)	BL pattern (n=28)	B pattern (n=33)
Proportion of men (%)	22 (36%)	11 (39%)	11 (33%)
Body weight (kg)	56.8 ± 1.3	58.1 ± 1.1	56.6 ± 1.4
BMI (kg/m2)	20.9 ± 0.3	21.2 ± 0.5	20.9 ± 0.3
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)	25.0 ± 0.8	25.4 ± 1.1	24.7 ± 1.0
Percent body fat (%)	20.9 ± 0.9	20.4 ± 1.4	19.6 ± 1.4

Values are mean ± SE. BL: microbiota dominated by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillales, B: microbiota dominated by Bacteroides, BMI: body mass index.