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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2022;88(1):251–262. doi: 10.3233/JAD-220011

Table 2.

Gut microbial taxa associated with subjective memory complaintsa

Taxa (class; order; family; genus) Binary (2+ versus < 2) Continuous
Mean relative abundance, % ORb (95% CI) p FDR adjusted pc ORb (95% CI) p FDR adjusted pc
Bacteroidetes
 Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; [Odoribacteraceae]; Odoribacter (genus) 0.28 1.58 (1.03–2.43) 0.038 0.399 1.18 (1.02–1.36) 0.025 0.262
Firmicutes
 Clostridia; Clostridiales; Ruminococcaceae; Faecalibacterium (genus) 7.07 1.50 (1.06–2.11) 0.023 0.399 1.12 (1.00–1.25) 0.053 0.393
 Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae; Anaerostipes (genus) 0.18 1.47 (0.95–2.25) 0.085 0.628 1.15 (1.00–1.32) 0.049 0.393
 Clostridia; Clostridiales; Veillonellaceae; Phascolarctobacterium (genus) 0.26 0.69 (0.44–1.10) 0.094 0.712 0.80 (0.68–0.95) 0.014 0.180
 Erysipelotrichi; Erysipelotrichales; Erysipelotrichaceae; Holdemania (genus) 0.04 2.09 (1.38–3.17) 0.0007 0.038 1.24 (1.08–1.41) 0.002 0.055
Proteobacteria 4.56 1.27 (0.89–1.83) 0.193 0.998 1.19 (1.06–1.34) 0.004 0.033
 Betaproteobacteria (class) 1.43 1.61 (1.10–2.35) 0.016 0.135 1.20 (1.07–1.35) 0.002 0.021
 Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales (order) 1.43 1.61 (1.10–2.35) 0.016 0.158 1.20 (1.07–1.35) 0.002 0.025
 Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Alcaligenaceae (family) 1.38 1.76 (1.20–2.59) 0.005 0.082 1.25 (1.11–1.40) 0.0003 0.006
 Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Alcaligenaceae; Sutterella (genus) 1.38 1.76 (1.20–2.59) 0.005 0.131 1.25 (1.11–1.40) 0.0003 0.018
 Deltaproteobacteria (class) 0.35 2.10 (1.43–3.09) 0.0003 0.005 1.27 (1.13–1.42) 0.0002 0.003
 Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfovibrionales (order) 0.35 2.10 (1.43–3.09) 0.0003 0.006 1.27 (1.13–1.42) 0.0002 0.003
 Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfovibrionales; Desulfovibrionaceae (family) 0.35 2.10 (1.43–3.09) 0.0003 0.010 1.27 (1.13–1.42) 0.0002 0.006
 Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfovibrionales; Desulfovibrionaceae; Bilophila (genus) 0.22 1.59 (1.03–2.43) 0.038 0.399 1.22 (1.07–1.40) 0.005 0.090
a

Taxa associated with either binary or continuous SMCs at the nominal level were shown in the table.

b

Adjusting for age, BMI, and race (White versus other).

c

FDR = 5%.