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Table 1 Demographics of study participants and collection methods for fecal and oral samples collected for microbiome analysis in Gonbad and Yazd, Iran

From: Comparison of fecal and oral collection methods for studies of the human microbiota in two Iranian cohorts

Characteristic

Gonbad (N participants = 38)

Yazd (N participants = 46)

Age in years (mean, std)

53.08 (1.78)

45.24 (10.54)

Sex (n, %)

 Male

16 (42.11)

28 (60.87)

 Female

22 (57.89)

17 (36.96)

 Missing

0 (0.00)

1 (2.17)

Oral Sample Collection Method

Day-0 (n samples)

Day-4 (n samples)

Day-0 (n samples)

Day-4 (n samples)

 OMNIgene

37

0

40

0

 Scope mouthwash

33

28

37

27

Fecal Sample Collection Method

 RNAlater

34

31

35

33

 Fecal occult blood test card

36

33

34

33