Table 1.
Comparisons of demographic characteristics and parameter of alpha diversity between cancer patients and non-cancer patients.
| Cancer | Non-cancer | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC | |||
| Age | 56.00(45.0,65.3) | 46.00(35.0, 64.0) | 0.07 |
| BMI | 22.85(20.76,24.50) | 21.83(20.24,23.38) | 0.50 |
| Smoking habit | 47(75.80) | 7(36.84) | <0.01 |
| Smoking index | 550(0,800) | 0(0,300) | <0.01 |
| Drinking habit | 16(25.8) | 8(42.1) | 0.25 |
| Hypertension | 20(32.2) | 4(21.1) | 0.40 |
| Diabetes | 7(11.3) | 1(5.3) | 0.67 |
| CHD | 3(4.8) | 2(10.5) | 0.33 |
| FHC | 3(4.8) | 1(5.3) | 0.94 |
| ALPHA DIVERSITY | |||
| Number of reads | 115990(103454,169,274.5) | 102912(61080,107378) | <0.01 |
| Observed species | 147.50(101.25,206.25) | 57.0(52.00,115.00) | <0.01 |
| Chao1 | 182.75(125.40,244.18) | 74.50(55.33,121.00) | <0.01 |
| Ace | 191.54(132.24,248.03) | 86.01(57.51,120.66) | <0.01 |
| Shannon | 2.49(1.63,3.10) | 2.25(1.79,2.82) | 0.42 |
| Simpson | 0.185(0.10,0.32) | 0.23(0.13,0.32) | 0.45 |
Data were presented as median (first quartile to the third quartile) for continuous variables or n (%) for counts. BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease; FHC, family history of cancer.