Table 2 Correlations of L. paracasei level with C. acnes, M. globosa, S. epidermidis, or M. restricta in the shampoo clinical trial
Correlation between | All (n = 66) | Hair | Oil | Dandruff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal (n = 36) | Low (n = 30) | Normal (n = 45) | High (n = 21) | Normal (n = 42) | High (n = 24) | ||
L. paracasei and C. acnes | |||||||
 Pearson’s r | -0.29 | -0.405 | -0.019 | -0.311 | -0.226 | -0.312 | -0.257 |
 P value | 0.018* | 0.014* | 0.919 | 0.037* | 0.332 | 0.044* | 0.225 |
L. paracasei and M. globosa | |||||||
 Pearson’s r | 0.417 | 0.453 | 0.273 | 0.489 | 0.045 | 0.524 | 0.047 |
 P value | 0.001** | 0.006** | 0.152 | 0.001** | 0.85 |  < 0.001*** | 0.832 |
L. paracasei and S. epidermidis | |||||||
 Pearson’s r | -0.095 | 0.21 | -0.36 | -0.207 | 0.384 | -0.218 | 0.526 |
 P value | 0.446 | 0.218 | 0.051 | 0.172 | 0.086 | 0.166 | 0.008** |
L. paracasei and M. restricta | |||||||
 Pearson’s r | -0.078 | 0.055 | -0.164 | -0.09 | -0.178 | -0.1 | 0.32 |
 P value | 0.537 | 0.748 | 0.396 | 0.557 | 0.453 | 0.53 | 0.136 |