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Table 3 Infant fecal microbiota richness and diversity according to household pets and siblings

From: Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity

 

N

Chao1 Estimate:

Shannon index:

Richness

Diversity

Mean

(SD)

p

Mean

(SD)

p

Overall

24

12

(4.5)

 

1.38

(0.5)

 

Pets

No

9

10.3

(5.3)

0.21

1.16

(0.59)

0.12

Yes

15

13.0

(4.6)

 

1.51

(0.46)

 

Older siblings

No

11

13.5

(4.5)

0.16

1.50

(0.54)

0.34

Yes

13

10.7

(5.1)

 

1.29

(0.52)

 
  1. SD, standard deviation. Comparison by unpaired, 2-sided t-test.
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