Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Obesity-associated gut microbiota is enriched in Lactobacillus reuteri and depleted in Bifidobacterium animalis and Methanobrevibacter smithii

 

Obese (n=68)

Controls (n=47)

P (obese vs controls)

Age

50.5±14.4

42.6±17.5

0.01a

Male sex

31 (45.6%)

21 (51.2%)

0.35b

Body mass index

43.6±7.8

22.1±1.8

<0.0001a

  1. aMann–Whitney test.
  2. bFisher's exact test
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