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Fig. 3 | BMC Microbiology

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From: Examining the relationship between maternal body size, gestational glucose tolerance status, mode of delivery and ethnicity on human milk microbiota at three months post-partum

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a-e The association between maternal characteristics and human milk microbiota alpha-diversity. The bacterial richness (Chao1 index) and diversity (Shannon index) of each human milk sample are plotted using box and whisker plots (mid-line = median; upper and lower bounds of the box = first and third quartile) as a function of a maternal glucose tolerance, b mode of delivery, c pre-pregnancy BMI, d 3-month post-partum BMI, e ethnicity. Multivariable linear regression analyses revealed no significant associations between the alpha-diversity of the milk microbiota and maternal metabolic and obstetrical characteristics. Abbreviations: GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus, IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; Sched CS, scheduled C-section; Unsched CS, unscheduled C-section

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