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Table 9 Bowel movement frequency and correlated bacterial families in lean and obese subjects

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

 

Questionnaire score (Mean ± SD) or abundance (Mean% ± SD)

Prevalence (%)

Lean group (BMI < 25)

(n = 425)

Obese group (BMI > 30)

(n = 13)

Significance

Lean group (BMI < 25)

(n = 425)

Obese group (BMI > 30)

(n = 13)

Significance

Bowel movement frequency

3.53 ± 0.77

3.54 ± 0.78

NS

-

-

-

Christensenellaceae

0.77 ± 2.14

0.01 ± 0.004

**

59.3

23.1

*

Mogibacteriaceae

0.23 ± 0.29

0.06 ± 0.05

**

84.7

69.2

NS

Rikenellaceae

1.77 ± 1.86

0.90 ± 0.96

*

91.5

84.6

NS

  1. NS: P ≥ 0.05, *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01
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BMC Microbiology

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