Table 5. Correlation analysis among the dietary pattern, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) score, and gut microbiota composition.
| AD score | HD score | Healthy | PF | FS | Meat | Diversity | BIF | ESCH | FAE | RUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD score | 1 | ||||||||||
| HD score | .975** | 1 | |||||||||
| Healthy | -.309 | -.314 | 1 | ||||||||
| PF | .387* | .372* | -.046 | 1 | |||||||
| FS | -.047 | -.059 | -.050 | .003 | 1 | ||||||
| Meat | .266 | .264 | -.064 | -.029 | .001 | 1 | |||||
| Diversity | -.370* | -.378* | .255 | -.388* | .037 | -.225 | 1 | ||||
| BIF | -.338* | -.370* | .234 | -.322* | -.228 | -.112 | .300 | 1 | |||
| ESCH | 338* | 319* | -.214 | .380* | -.008 | .208 | -.422** | -.459** | 1 | ||
| FAE | -.360* | -.364* | .094 | -.347* | -.092 | -.233 | .412** | .322* | -.667** | 1 | |
| RUM | -.341* | -.371* | .288 | -.315* | .087 | -.160 | .456** | .437** | -.642** | .461** | 1 |
AD, attention deficit; HD, hyperactivity disorder; PF, processed food; FS, fish and shellfish; BIF, Bifidobacterium; ESCH, Escherichia; FAE, Faecalibacterium; RUM, Ruminococcus. Correlation analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation coefficient (*p < 0.05 or **p < 0.01)