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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the included subjects

From: Comparison of gut microbiota structure and Actinobacteria abundances in healthy young adults and elderly subjects: a pilot study

 

Healthy young adults (n = 8)

Healthy elder adults (n = 8)

Total (n = 16)

Age (years), mean ± SD

33.3 ± 7.6

71.6 ± 5.8

52.4 ± 20.9

Gender/male, n (%)

8 (100)

8 (100)

16 (100)

Smoker, n (%)

0

2 (25)

2 (12.5)

N-smoker, n (%)

8 (100)

6 (75)

14 (87.5)

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

23.3 ± 2.4

25.9 ± 2.4

24.6 ± 2.7

Diet

N/A

N/A

N/A

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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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