Table 1.
Participants characteristics classified by cluster, Mean (SD) or Number (%).
| Bacteroides-high group (N = 49) | Prevotella-high group (N = 34) | Total (N = 83) | p value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 48.1 (12.7) | 50.0 (14.0) | 48.9 (13.2) | 0.515 |
| Gender | 0.009 | |||
| Male | 16 (32.7%) | 21 (61.8%) | 37 (44.6%) | |
| Female | 33 (67.3%) | 13 (38.2%) | 46 (55.4%) | |
| Antibiotics | 0.674 | |||
| No | 38 (77.6%) | 25 (73.5%) | 63 (75.9%) | |
| Yes | 11 (22.4%) | 9 (26.5%) | 20 (24.1%) | |
| BSSa | 0.462 | |||
| 1 | 2 (4.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.4%) | |
| 2 | 6 (12.2%) | 3 (8.8%) | 9 (10.8%) | |
| 3 | 7 (14.3%) | 5 (14.7%) | 12 (14.5%) | |
| 4 | 27 (55.1%) | 20 (58.8%) | 47 (56.6%) | |
| 5 | 7 (14.3%) | 4 (11.8%) | 11 (13.3%) | |
| 6 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.9%) | 2 (2.4%) | |
| Abdominal painb | 2.245 (1.974) | 2.000 (2.335) | 2.145 (2.119) | 0.608 |
| Food choicec | 6.000 (2.131) | 6.088 (2.610) | 6.036 (2.324) | 0.866 |
| Positive affectd | 3.329 (0.555) | 3.203 (0.546) | 3.277 (0.552) | 0.311 |
| Negative affectd | 2.096 (0.738) | 2.135 (0.783) | 2.112 (0.752) | 0.816 |
| BMIe | 24.364 (4.187) | 24.739 (3.091) | 24.524 (3.738) | 0.686 |
1p-values were calculated from independent sample t-test or chi-square test (categorical variables; gender, BSS, antibiotics use).
aBristol Stool Scale: 1 (hard lumps) to 7 (entirely liquid).
b0 (not at all) to 10 (severe) scale.
cPreference between meat versus vegetable: 1 (meat preferred) to 10 (vegetable preferred).
d1–5 scale.
eBased on a subset of the population (n = 68).