Table 2 The effects of n-3 LCPUFA and Vitamin D vs. placebo on microbial beta-diversity.

From: Prenatal dietary supplements influence the infant airway microbiota in a randomized factorial clinical trial

Compartment

Time point

n-3 LCPUFA F/R2/P-value

Vitamin D F/R2/P-value

Maternal vagina

Week 36

1.517/0.002/0.205

0.824/0.002/0.399

Child feces

1-week

0.172/0.001/0.969

0.350/0.002/0.955

1-month

0.827/0.001/0.472

0.339/0.001/0.865

1-year

1.270/0.002/0.250

0.277/0.001/0.973

Child airway

1-week

0.277/0.001/0.987

0.350/0.001/0.955

1-month

4.228/0.007/0.004

3.740/0.007/0.005

3-month

0.172/0.000/0.993

1.140/0.002/0.297

  1. Effects were quantified with F statistics, R2, and P-values, as determined by PERMANOVA on weighted UniFrac distances. Significant p-values (p < 0.05) are shown in bold
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