Fig. 2

Comparisons of composition and diversity in the gut microbiota in the pre- and postintervention stages between the fat loss and fat gain groups. Bar plots represent the relative abundances of phylum in the fat loss (a) and fat gain (b) groups. Box plot for comparing the relative abundance of taxa at each phylogenetic level between the pre- and postintervention stages in the fat loss (c) and fat gain (d) groups. Diversity analysis of the gut microbiota in the fat loss and fat gain groups, including Shannon (e), Faith’s PD (f), and observed_OTUs (g) indices. Linear mixed effect model for observed_OTUs index in the fat loss and fat gain groups (h)