Gut microbiome composition in patients with liver cirrhosis with and without hepatic encephalopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Figure 1 Flowchart of literature screening.

Figure 2 Comparison of alpha diversity indices between patients with hepatic encephalopathy and without hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.

Figure 3 Alpha diversity indices of patients with liver cirrhosis with or without hepatic encephalopathy. A: The Shannon index results; B: The Simpson index results; C: Chao 1 index results. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 4 Comparison of the relative abundance of bacteria between cirrhosis patients with or without hepatic encephalopathy. A: Comparison at the phylum level; B: Comparison at the species level. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 5 Comparison of the gut microbiota between patients with liver cirrhosis with or without hepatic encephalopathy. A: Comparison of Lachnospiraceae; B: Comparison of Ruminococcaceae; C: Comparison of Veillonella. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; CI: Confidence interval.