Association between childhood obesity and gut microbiota: 16S rRNA gene sequencing-based cohort study

Table 1 Basic indicators of obese and normal-weight children

Indicator	Control (n = 30)	Obese group (n = 30)	P value
Age (yr)	10.67 ± 1.36	10.29 ± 1.84	> 0.05
Height (cm)	116.82 ± 1.97	118.27 ± 1.25	> 0.05
Weight (kg)	23.90 ± 0.82	33.89 ± 0.17	< 0.05
Body mass index	18.96 ± 0.19	24.35 ± 0.79	< 0.05
Percentage of body fat (%)	16.49 ± 0.81	23.74 ± 0.63	< 0.05

Table 2 Top 5 genera in the gut microbiota of control and obese group children

Control group	Obese group
Bacteroides	Prevotella
Sanguibacteroides	Firmicutes
Faecalibacterium	Bacteroides
Pseudoramibacter	Peptoclostridium
Plesiomonas	Faecalibacterium