Table 3.
Correlation between bacterial community structure and physiological parameters.
Physiological Variable | R2 | p Value |
---|---|---|
Epididymal fat | 0.74 | 0.001 |
Liver wet weight | 0.71 | 0.001 |
Omental fat | 0.64 | 0.001 |
Total abdominal fat | 0.64 | 0.001 |
Retroperitoneal fat | 0.57 | 0.001 |
Kidneys wet weight | 0.49 | 0.001 |
Water intake | 0.48 | 0.002 |
Alanine transaminase activity | 0.47 | 0.002 |
Systolic blood pressure | 0.40 | 0.005 |
Spleen wet weight | 0.37 | 0.002 |
Feed efficiency | 0.33 | 0.013 |
Non-esterified fatty acids | 0.28 | 0.032 |
Body weight gain | 0.28 | 0.030 |
Aspartate transaminase activity | 0.26 | 0.042 |