Table 2.
Whole blood trace element levels of the study population according to enterotypes in healthy and infertile group.
| Control Group (n = 182) | Infertile Group (n = 469) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-Enterotype | B-Enterotype | P Value | P-Enterotype | B-Enterotype | P Value | |
| N | 106 | 76 | 220 | 249 | ||
| Cu (μmol/L) | 15.70 ± 3.66 | 16.33 ± 3.87 | 0.262 | 15.48 ± 4.28 | 16.26 ± 3.59 | 0.033 |
| Zn (μmol/L) | 97.42 ± 12.44 | 97.83 ± 10.27 | 0.815 | 91.71 ± 11.99 | 96.16 ± 12.41 | <0.001 |
| Ca (μmol/L) | 1.66 ± 0.20 | 1.64 ± 0.15 | 0.441 | 1.67 ± 0.19 | 1.66 ± 0.16 | 0.549 |
| Mg (μmol/L) | 1.50 ± 0.13 | 1.51 ± 0.13 | 0.586 | 1.42 ± 0.12 | 1.49 ± 0.14 | <0.001 |
| Fe (μmol/L) | 8.82 ± 0.56 | 8.86 ± 0.57 | 0.591 | 8.17 ± 0.64 | 8.58 ± 0.71 | <0.001 |
P-enterotype, Prevotella-enterotype; B-enterotype, Bacteroides-enterotype; Cu, copper; Zn, zinc; Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium; Fe, iron. Mean ± standard deviations are shown. The Student’s t test was used for continuous variables.