Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of the Responders and Non-responders to Probiotic Therapy
Characteristics | Responders (n = 12) |
Non-responders (n = 12) |
P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 40.4 ± 13.5 | 33.3 ± 10.9 | 0.181 |
Sex | 1.000 | ||
Male | 8 (66.7) | 8 (66.7) | |
Female | 4 (33.3) | 4 (33.3) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.9 | 22.6 ± 2.7 | 0.559 |
Smoker | 0 (0.0) | 2 (16.7) | 0.140 |
Alcohol intake | 4 (33.3) | 2 (16.7) | 0.346 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).