Table 6.
Comparison of the targeted stool bacteria and fecal pH values of bodybuilders and the control group.
| Bodybuilders (n = 11) |
Control Group (n = 15) |
Mann-Whitney (p-Value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD |
Median Q1 ÷ Q3 |
Mean ± SD |
Median Q1 ÷ Q3 |
||
| Bifidocacterium spp. | 6.4 ±0.4 |
6.3 8.9 ÷ 9.3 |
7.0 ± 0.6 |
7.0 8.3 ÷ 9.3 |
NS |
| Bacteroides spp. | 9.0 ± 0.4 |
9.0 8.9 ÷ 9.3 |
8.8 ± 0.6 |
8.8 8.3 ÷ 9.3 |
NS |
| F. prausnitzii | 8.3 ± 0.6 |
8.5 8.0 ÷ 8.7 |
7.9 ± 0.6 |
7.9 7.3 ÷ 8.3 |
NS |
| A. Muciniphila | 6.0 ± 1.4 |
6.0 4.8 ÷ 7.3 |
5.6 ± 2.1 |
6.6 4.7 ÷ 7.0 |
NS |
| Fecal pH | 6.9 ± 0.7 |
7.0 6.0 ÷ 7.5 |
6.2 ± 0.7 |
6.5 5.5 ÷ 6.5 |
0.0322 * |
SD—standard deviation; Q1—lower quartile; Q3—upper quartile; * p < 0.05—Statistical significance; NS—no significant differences.