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Table 4 Abundance and prevalence of the major PCA determinants stratified by gender

From: Comprehensive analysis of the fecal microbiota of healthy Japanese adults reveals a new bacterial lineage associated with a phenotype characterized by a high frequency of bowel movements and a lean body type

Bacterial family

Abundance (Mean% ± SD)

Prevalence (%)

Female

(n = 325)

Male

(n = 191)

Significance

Female

(n = 325)

Male

(n = 191)

Significance

Bacteroidaceae

33.2 ± 18.5

32.9 ± 19.7

NS

100

100

NS

Lachnospiraceae

18.0 ± 10.4

17.0 ± 9.5

NS

100

100

NS

Prevotellaceae

9.7 ± 17.7

16.6 ± 22.6

**

71.1

77.0

NS

Ruminococcaceae

17.9 ± 8.7

12.4 ± 9.2

**

100

100

NS

  1. NS: P ≥ 0.05, **: P < 0.01