Table 4 Results of PERMANOVA test to check the association between variables included in the serial mediation model, and microbial communities.

From: Gut microbiota metabolites mediate the interplay between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology in patients with eating disorders

 

F. model

R2

p

BMI factor p

BMI interaction p

Butyric Acid

1.429

0.027

0.026

0.020

ns

STAI_T

1.368

0.025

0.042

0.001

ns

CTQ_Tot

1.104

0.021

ns

0.015

ns

EDE-Q_Tot

2.333

0.042

0.000

0.001

0.028

  1. Every variable is tested against the Bray–Curtis distance matrix of the bacterial community, correcting for BMI (i.e., using an interaction term in the PERMANOVA model).
  2. STAI_T state-trait anxiety inventory, CTQ childhood trauma questionnaire, EDE-Q eating disorders examination questionnaire.
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