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Table 1 Median values and 25/75 percentiles of main microbiota phyla across age groups (mixed sexes)

From: Differences in the gut Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio across age groups in healthy Ukrainian population

Age group, years

n

Firmicutes

Bacteroidetes

F/B ratio

Actinobacteria

Others

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

0–9

153

33.32

22.31–47.12

47.96

35.96–59.18

0.69

0.39–1.32

5.65

4.06–10.29

8.96

5.76–14.06

10–19

93

41.17

22.94–53.16

38.83

25.68–56.21

1.07

0.42–2.06

7.58

4.87–11.28

8.66

6.28–12.7

20–29

256

38.25

26.41–51.04

43.0

28.20–57.55

0.9

0.48–1.8

6.70

4.34–10.66

9.59

5.75–13.83

30–39

451

44.17a

29.19–56.21

36.6a

21.12–52.0

1.2a

0.59–2.62

7.23

4.61–11.77

9.71

5.91–13.22

40–49

321

44.96a

28.72–56.63

37.69a

21.06–51.85

1.14a

0.50–2.81

7.64a

5.20–12.43

8.93

4.96–12.6

50–59

190

43.66a

29.62–57.9

35.65a

19.51–53.63

1.17a

0.56–2.73

7.53

4.57–11.69

9.64

5.64–14.55

60–69

67

47.12a

35.24–61.41

31.6a

20.22–48.53

1.42a

0.73–2.78

7.71

4.60–11.54

9.25

4.96–12.52

  1. IQR Interquartile range
  2. a Significant difference from the reference group (0–9 yrs) at p < 0.01, by Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA followed by post-hoc Dunn’s test for multiple comparisons