Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Hepatol. May 27, 2021; 13(5): 557-570
Published online May 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.557
Table 1 Comparison of the gut microbiome at different taxonomic levels between the groups
Taxa
Heath controls (n = 21)
Cirrhosis with non-severe dysbiosis (n = 24)
Cirrhosis with severe dysbiosis (n = 24)
P value, Non-severe dysbiosis vs controls
P value, Severe dysbiosis vs controls
P value, Severe dysbiosis vs non-severe one
Firmicutes91.8 (89.3-96.4)89.7 (73.0-93.6)80.1 (62.7-88.1)0.074< 0.0010.028
Clostridia88.0 (86.6-91.7)83.5 (69.8-88.7)69.8 (57.4-77.2)0.008< 0.0010.001
Ruminococcaceae33.9 (28.1-41.6)27.6 (19.2-36.5)18.8 (7.9-31.7)0.0860.0020.081
Lachnospiraceae43.8 (37.2-54.6)37.6 (27.2-60.5)31.0 (22.1-46.0)0.4880.0300.190
Bacilli0.1 (0.0-0.2)0.5 (0.2-1.9)7.1 (1.3-14.8)< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001
Streptococcaceae0.03 (0.02-0.10)0.29 (0.12-0.52)3.20 (0.38-10.4)< 0.001< 0.0010.002
Lactobacillaceae0.00 (0.00-0.01)0.02 (0.01-0.22)0.47 (0.12-1.50)0.002< 0.001< 0.001
Enterococcaceae0.00 (0.00-0.00)0.00 (0.00-0.03)0.03 (0.01-0.08)0.0670.001< 0.001
Bacteroidetes5.6 (2.8-8.1)5.7 (1.8-12.9)6.1 (3.2-8.2)0.9540.8290.959
Bacteroidaceae2.5 (0.8-3.4)1.3 (0.6-4.3)1.4 (0.2-3.8)0.9910.4320.261
Actinobacteria0.2 (0.1-0.3)0.8 (0.3-2.8)0.7 (0.4-2.9)< 0.001< 0.0010.687
Bifidobacteriaceae0.1 (0.0-0.2)0.6 (0.1-2.6)0.5 (0.2-2.3)0.0020.0010.687
Proteobacteria0.39 (0.14-0.51)0.15 (0.10-0.81)3.57 (1.77-6.65)0.869< 0.001< 0.001
Enterobacteriaceae0.03 (0.01-0.05)0.04 (0.02-0.61)2.70 (1.58-6.24)0.104< 0.001< 0.001