Table 1 Age and gender characteristics for the control and OCD sample cohorts.

From: Changes in the stool and oropharyngeal microbiome in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Group

Female

Male

Age

Diet

Aver (SD; range)

Q6

Q7

Q11

Q12

Q17

Q18

OCD

20

18

40.16 (14.12; 18–71)

1.5

2.4

3.1

2.2

2.1

2.5

Control

18

15

36.00 (9.87; 23–59)

2.15

2.4

3.6

2.1

2.1

2.5

  1. Female/Male: number of female/male participants; Aver: average; SD: standard deviation; Diet: average value for group responses to questionnaire questions Q6 (alcohol); Q7 (yoghurt, kefir…); Q11 (vegetables); Q12 (beans); Q17 (red meat) and Q18 (white meat); values range from 1 (not in last 7 days) to 4 (daily). For more details, see questionnaire in supplementary table S3.
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