Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study sample (after 1:1 propensity score matching by sex, age, Charlson comorbidity index, and yearly number of visits during follow-up).
| Variable | Proportion Affected among Patients with Dysbiosis (%) n = 552 |
Proportion Affected among Patients without Dysbiosis (%) n = 552 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SD) | 49.6 (18.2) | 49.6 (18.2) | 0.990 |
| Age 18–40 | 32.8 | 33.7 | 0.808 |
| Age 41–50 | 19.3 | 17.4 | |
| Age 51–60 | 18.3 | 20.7 | |
| Age >60 | 28.3 | 29.5 | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 61.4 | 61.4 | 1.000 |
| Male | 38.6 | 38.6 | |
| Yearly number of visits during the follow-up | 1.5 (1.8) | 1.5 (1.8) | 1.000 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (Mean, SD) | 5.0 (4.9) | 5.0 (4.9) | 0.970 |
Proportions of patients are given in in % unless otherwise indicated. SD: standard deviation.