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. 2020 Nov 3;5(6):e00834-20. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00834-20

TABLE 4.

Results of pairwise PERMANOVA tests (all samples combined)

Comparison df pseudo-F R2 P valuea
Between populations
    Unweighted UniFrac
        Peri-urban MEX versus urban USA 1 3.173 0.040 <0.01
        Rural MEX versus peri-urban MEX 1 3.926 0.104 <0.01
        Peri-urban MEX versus urban MEX 1 1.672 0.053 <0.05
        Rural MEX versus urban USA 1 7.761 0.084 <0.01
        Urban MEX versus urban USA 1 3.408 0.040 <0.01
        Rural MEX versus urban MEX 1 2.173 0.054 <0.05
    Weighted UniFrac
        Peri-urban MEX versus urban USA 1 2.480 0.031 0.142
        Rural MEX versus peri-urban MEX 1 2.388 0.066 0.142
        Peri-urban MEX versus urban MEX 1 0.942 0.030 0.519
        Rural MEX versus urban USA 1 4.532 0.051 <0.01
        Urban MEX versus urban USA 1 2.769 0.033 0.113
        Rural MEX versus urban MEX 1 1.242 0.066 0.512
Between body sitesb
    Unweighted UniFrac
        HA-AP 1 3.526 0.041 <0.001
        HA-FH 1 2.095 0.027 <0.01
        AP-FH 1 4.774 0.060 <0.001
    Weighted UniFrac
        HA-AP 1 23.598 0.223 <0.001
        HA-FH 1 1.439 0.019 0.160
        AP-FH 1 28.762 0.277 <0.001
Between infant age groupsc
    Unweighted UniFrac
        Older-younger 1 3.037 0.025 <0.001
    Weighted UniFrac
        Older-younger 1 3.966 0.033 <0.01
a

P values in boldface indicate significance.

b

HA = hands, AP = armpit, FH = forehead.

c

Older group = 7 to 33 months, younger group = 0 to 6 months.