Table 3 Outcomes by Escherichia coli colonization status, at day 28.

From: Impact of Lactobacillus reuteri colonization on gut microbiota, inflammation, and crying time in infant colic

Outcomes

Median (IQR)

P-valuea

n

Colonized by E. coli

n

Not colonized by E. coli

Fecal microbial diversity score

- AluI peaks

36

25.0 (21.3, 29.0)

9

22.0 (16.5, 26.5)

0.17

- Sau96I peaks

44

31.0 (27.0, 36.0)

11

30.0 (28.0, 33.0)

0.87

Fecal calprotectin (µg/g)

46

118.0 (70.2, 267.3)

12

94.2 (74.4, 246.5)

0.58

Infant crying time (min/day)

42

180.0 (142.0, 288.5)

16

168.8 (133.1, 220.3)

0.44

  1. aMann-Whitney U test.