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Table 2 Most important associations between gut microbiota and dietary compounds represented by regression coefficient β (p value)

From: Differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children: a cross-sectional study

 

Dietary compounds

 

Carbohydrates (en%)

Fat (en%)

Protein (en%)

Fibre (g/d)

Energy intake (kcal/d)

Quantitative plating

     

Bacteroides fragilis group

0.127 (0.110)

0.129 (0.129)

0.001 (0.987)

 

−0.000 (0.620)

Bifidobacterium spp.

−0.025 (0.410)

   

0.000 (0.822)

Clostridium spp.

    

0.001 (0.156)

Staphylococcus spp.

    

0.001 (0.028)*

Lactobacillus spp.

0.069 (0.360)

0.104 (0.180)

   

qPCR

     

Bacteroides-Prevotella-Porphyromonas spp.

0.048 (0.319)

0.069 (0.220)

  

−0.000 (0.830)

Bifidobacterium spp.

0.017 (0.439)

   

0.000 (0.285)

Clostridium coccoides-Eubacterium rectale group

    

0.000 (0.269)

Clostridium leptum group

    

0.000 (0.240)

Staphylococcus spp.

−0.093 (0.203)

−0.084 (0.285)

−0.083 (0.075)

 

0.000 (0.691)

Lactobacillus spp.

0.052 (0.503)

0.069 (0.401)

−0.000 (0.993)

0.010 (0.745)

0.000 (0.415)

  1. Regression coefficient with 95% CI. *Significant association with p value < 0.05.