Table 3.
The microbiota of the study subjects stratified by lean tissue index
| Lean tissue index | Tertile 1 (N=60) | Tertile 2 (N=60) | Tertile 3 (N=59) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmicutes, copies × 109/g | 3.82 (2.21, 5.97) | 5.91 (2.77,10.30) | 5.91 (2.82,9.67) | 0.03 |
| Bacteroidetes, copies × 109/g | 10.22 (4.60,24.73) | 12.81 (6.58,23.54) | 8.24 (3.78,14.92) | 0.06 |
| Phyla F/B ratio | 0.38 (0.15,0.75) | 0.51 (0.28,0.92) | 0.69 (0.37,1.85) | 0.004 |
| C. leptum group copies × 108/g | 6.87 (2.20,13.30) | 8.64 (4.33,14.92) | 6.05 (2.26,13.52) | 0.30 |
| Bacteroides, copies × 109/g | 2.04 (0.95,5.39) | 2.72 (1.36,4.71) | 1.47 (0.55,2.82) | 0.03 |
| Bifidobacterium, copies × 106/g | 1.76 (0.49,11.73) | 1.87 (0.13,10.76) | 2.05 (0.58, 10.64) | 0.67 |
| A. muciniphila, copies × 105/g | 0.17 (0.05,459.78) | 0.38 (0.07,657.71) | 0.09 (0.03,9.92) | 0.02 |
| E. coli, copies × 108/g | 1.04 (0.31,6.37) | 2.60 (0.55,7.81) | 1.16 (0.27,4.29) | 0.22 |
| F. prausnitzii, copies × 107/g | 8.89 (1.70,25.80) | 15.98 (3.20,36.19) | 8.43 (2.37,31.45) | 0.45 |