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Table 3 Correlations among the fungal and bacterial species in the shampoo clinical trial

From: Heat-killed Lacticaseibacillus paracasei GMNL-653 ameliorates human scalp health by regulating scalp microbiome

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)

S. epidermidis and M. globosa

 Pearson's r

-0.258

-0.104

-0.377

-0.263

-0.22

-0.298

-0.166

 P value

0.038*

0.547

0.044*

0.081

0.351

0.055

0.449

S. epidermidis and M. restricta

 Pearson's r

0.586

-0.032

0.654

0.683

0.184

0.612

0.063

 P value

 < 0.001**

0.851

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

0.436

 < 0.001***

0.766

C. acnes and M. globosa

 Pearson's r

-0.337

-0.306

-0.431

-0.322

-0.377

-0.325

-0.365

 P value

0.006**

0.069

0.019*

0.031*

0.101

0.035*

0.086

C. acnes and M. restricta

 Pearson's r

-0.1

-0.011

-0.167

-0.135

0.586

-0.125

-0.13

 P value

0.426

0.948

0.386

0.376

0.007**

0.431

0.555

M. globosa and M. restricta

 Pearson's r

-0.107

-0.058

-0.147

-0.129

0.07

-0.137

0.451

 P value

0.395

0.739

0.446

0.398

0.768

0.388

0.031*

C. acnes and S. epidermidis

 Pearson's r

0.135

-0.008

0.316

0.088

0.204

0.147

0.119

 P value

0.278

0.965

0.089

0.563

0.376

0.354

0.579

  1. * means P < 0.05, ** means P < 0.01, *** means P < 0.001