Table 4.
Diversity indices of the adult and toddler gut microbiota.
| Adults (Research I, Method C) |
1.5 Years Group (Research II) |
3 Years Group (Research II) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Chao1 | 131.2 ± 36.5 | 64.9 ± 12.8 ** | 83.9 ± 16.4 ** |
| Shannon | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.5 * | 4.7 ± 0.5 |
| Simpson | 0.94 ± 0.02 | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.92 ± 0.03 |
| Observed operational taxonomic units | 129.4 ± 36.4 | 64.8 ± 12.8 ** | 83.8 ± 16.4 ** |
| Faith’s phylogenetic diversity | 10.1 ± 2.6 | 5.9 ± 1.0 ** | 7.0 ± 1.2 ** |
* p < 0.001, ** p < 0.0001 when compared to adults by Dunnett’s test.