Table 1 Gut Microbiome Results of the PD and the Control Groups

Bacteroides

Min. – Max.

5.78E-03–9.47E-01

2.25E-03–9.08E-01

U=

355.500

Mean ± SD.

2.76E-01 ± 2.61E-01

1.48E-01 ± 1.89E-01

Median

1.89E-01

8.18E-02

IQR

5.00E-02–4.83E-01

3.16E-02–1.76E-01

Prevotella

Min. – Max.

4.33E-06–7.61E-01

1.14E-05–9.00E-01

U = 

463.0

Mean ± SD.

1.92E-01 ± 2.60E-01

1.77E-01 ± 2.42E-01

Median

2.69E-02

6.95E-02

IQR

4.30E-04–4.27E-01

5.17E-03–2.44E-01

Ruminococcus

Min. – Max.

1.39E-04–3.19E-01

1.87E-04–6.34E-01

U = 

394.500

Mean ± SD.

4.78E-02 ± 7.24E-02

7.70E-02 ± 1.14E-01

Median

2.41E-02

4.82E-02

IQR

6.75E-03–4.67E-02

1.99E-02–8.55E-02

Firmicutes

Min. – Max.

3.24E-06–9.52E-01

1.67E-01–9.47E-01

t = 

3.331^*

Mean ± SD.

3.45E-01 ± 2.25E-01

5.27E-01 ± 2.15E-01

Median

3.13E-01

5.00E-01

IQR

1.82E-01–4.77E-01

4.07E-01–6.84E-01

Bacteroidetes

Min. – Max.

1.72E-02–8.16E-01

4.17E-02–8.65E-01

t = 

0.487

Mean ± SD.

4.44E-01 ± 2.06E-01

4.19E-01 ± 2.05E-01

Median

4.44E-01

3.77E-01

IQR

3.27E-01–5.95E-01

2.86E-01–5.75E-01

Lactobacilli

Min. – Max.

1.97E-05–5.91E-02

1.55E-05–3.15E-01

U = 

424.0

Mean ± SD.

9.13E-03 ± 1.30E-02

1.61E-02 ± 5.37E-02

Median

5.26E-03

9.28E-04

IQR

7.81E-04–1.22E-02

2.50E-04–8.90E-03

Bifidobacteria

Min. – Max.

8.76E-06–4.90E-02

2.03E-05–1.47E-01

U = 

279.0^*

Mean ± SD.

8.77E-03 ± 1.26E-02

2.69E-02 ± 3.04E-02

Median

1.86E-03

2.06E-02

IQR

3.63E-04–1.25E-02

4.74E-03–3.42E-02

P/B Ratio

Min. – Max.

0.0–88.58

0.0–95.97

U = 

406.0

Mean ± SD.

6.24 ± 16.77

8.40 ± 18.78

Median

0.08

0.65

IQR

0.0–4.13

0.06–5.24

F/B ratio

Min. – Max.

0.0–5.65

0.30–17.12

U = 

298.0^*

Mean ± SD.

1.04 ± 1.16

1.95 ± 2.81

Median

0.62

1.32

IQR

0.34–1.39

0.86–1.91