Table 2 Beta-diversity analysis

From: Mucosal-associated invariant T cells and oral microbiome in persistent apical periodontitis

Sample type

Patients

Mean distance

Raw P-value

Adjusted P-value

All

Between patients

0.547

NA

NA

All

Within patients

0.250

0.000 03

0.000 26

Control tissue

Progressive

0.534

0.903 20

0.903 20

Control tissue

Non-progressive

0.534

0.866 69

0.903 20

Control tissue

Symptomatic

0.484

0.036 34

0.081 77

Control tissue

Asymptomatic

0.471

0.071 66

0.128 98

AP tissue

Progressive

0.673

0.002 92

0.008 75

AP tissue

Non-progressive

0.626

0.346 95

0.520 43

AP tissue

Symptomatic

0.643

0.000 19

0.000 85

AP tissue

Asymptomatic

0.507

0.512 65

0.659 12

  1. Significant differences are highlighted in bold