Table 3.
Estimated differences in alpha diversity indices between the following groups
| Variable |
Sobs |
ShannonH |
ShannonE |
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| Estimate (95%CI) | P value | Estimate (95%CI) | P value | Estimate (95%CI) | P value | |
| Tumor vs nontumor | -1.34 (-4.04, 1.35) | 0.32 | -0.05 (-0.25, 0.15) | 0.61 | -0.004 (-0.04, 0.03) | 0.77 |
| Pre-op antibiotics vs none | 2.93 (-3.51, 9.37) | 0.36 | 0.27 (-0.12, 0.66) | 0.17 | 0.04 (-0.02, 0.09) | 0.20 |
| Left vs right | 2.83 (-2.44, 8.10) | 0.29 | -0.10 (-0.43, 0.23) | 0.53 | -0.03 (-0.08, 0.02) | 0.26 |
| Diabetic vs nondiabetic | 3.73 (-2.30, 9.75) | 0.22 | 0.26 (-0.11, 0.62) | 0.16 | 0.03 (-0.02, 0.09) | 0.22 |
| Black/AA race vs not Black/AA race | 2.70 (-4.43, 9.83) | 0.45 | 0.09 (-0.34, 0.52) | 0.69 | 0.01 (-0.06, 0.07) | 0.80 |
Linear mixed models were used to estimate differences. The P values are based on t-tests from the linear mixed models. CI: Confidence interval; AA: African Ancestry.