Table 2 Fourteen metabolic pathways with significant difference in both the diarrhea and constipation groups as compared to healthy controls.

From: Microbial imbalance in Chinese children with diarrhea or constipation

Pathway

Groups

CC vs. HC

CD vs. HC

*p

*p_adj

*p

*p_adj

Amino acid metabolism

 < 0.001

0.007

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Replication and repair

0.001

0.014

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Translation

0.001

0.015

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Signal transduction

0.002

0.015

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Nucleotide metabolism

0.017

0.049

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins

0.007

0.026

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides

0.011

0.035

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Energy metabolism

0.001

0.015

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Membrane transport

0.005

0.026

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Cell growth and death

0.003

0.019

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Folding sorting and degradation

0.005

0.026

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Endocrine system

0.003

0.035

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Nervous system

0.005

0.026

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Neurodegenerative diseases

0.011

0.026

0.001

0.001

  1. CC, children with constipation; CD, children with diarrhea.
  2. *Tested via Picrust analysis and Wilcox rank-sum tests.