Table 2 Correlations between post-stroke changes in fecal SCFAs levels and lesion volume and midline shift changes 12 weeks post-treatment.

Total SCFAs

P = 0.027^b

P = 0.037^b

r = − 0.634

r = − 0.605

Acetate

P = 0.038^b

P = 0.037^b

r = − 0.602

r = − 0.604

Butyrate

N.S

N.S

Propionate

N.S

N.S

Isobutyrate

P = 0.006^b

P = 0.042^a, 0.012^b

r = − 0.741

r = − 0.593, − 0.694

Isovalerate

P = 0.004^b, 0.038^c

P = 0.007^b

r = − 0.763, − 0.604

r = − 0.730

Valerate

P = 0.020^b

P = 0.039^a

r = − 0.659

r = − 0.600