Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants with or without pks+ E. coli
|  | Total (n = 224) | pks+ E. coli (n = 60) | pks− E. coli (n = 164) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years]a | 58.7 (12.5) | 57.2 (13.1) | 59.2 (12.2) | 0.290 |
Women [n (%)]b | 165 (73.7) | 37 (61.7) | 128 (78.0) | 0.014 |
Body mass index [kg/m2]a | 22.4 (2.7) | 22.4 (2.6) | 22.4 (2.8) | 0.859 |
Current smoking [n (%)]b | 8 (3.6) | 4 (6.7) | 4 (2.4) | 0.260 |
Alcohol drinker [n (%)]b | 116 (51.8) | 37 (61.7) | 71 (43.3) | 0.015 |
GTC everyday [n (%)]b | 169 (75.4) | 41 (68.3) | 128 (78.0) | 0.135 |
Hypertension [n (%)]b | 39 (17.4) | 12 (20.0) | 27 (16.5) | 0.537 |
Hyperlipidemia [n (%)]b | 52 (23.2) | 12 (20.0) | 40 (24.4) | 0.491 |
FH of cancer [n (%)]b | 127 (56.7) | 29 (48.3) | 98 (59.8) | 0.127 |
Antibiotics use [n (%)]b | 26 (11.7) | 8 (13.3) | 18 (11.1) | 0.648 |
Probiotics use [n (%)]b | 28 (12.6) | 6 (10.0) | 22 (13.6) | 0.476 |
Step counts [step/day]a | 9610 (3241) | 9582 (2887) | 9610 (3374) | 0.997 |
Employment [n (%)]b | 141 (62.9) | 43 (71.7) | 98 (59.8) | 0.102 |
Sleep time [min/day]a | 398 (60) | 405 (53) | 395 (62) | 0.251 |
Hemoglobin [g/dL]a | 13.4 (1.1) | 13.4 (1.3) | 13.4 (1.1) | 0.701 |
AST [IU/L]a | 22.9 (6.9) | 22.3 (6.4) | 23.1 (7.1) | 0.442 |
ALT [IU/L]a | 18.3 (10.2) | 18.0 (8.5) | 18.4 (10.8) | 0.794 |
γ-GTP [IU/L]a | 29.3 (28.6) | 28.7 (25.1) | 29.5 (29.9) | 0.851 |
FPG [mg/dL]a | 87.0 (8.7) | 87.7 (9.3) | 86.8 (8.4) | 0.489 |
FSI [μU/mL]a | 4.0 (3.9) | 3.6 (1.8) | 4.1 (4.5) | 0.414 |
HbA1c [%]a | 5.5 (0.3) | 5.5 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.3) | 0.527 |
Triglyceride [mg/dL]a | 88.7 (57.4) | 81.5 (46.2) | 91.3 (60.9) | 0.259 |
HDL-C [mg/dL]a | 68.7 (18.6) | 67.7 (21.9) | 69.1 (17.3) | 0.596 |
LDL-C [mg/dL]a | 127 (30) | 125 (29) | 128 (30) | 0.449 |