Table 1 The basic characteristics of Chinese participants
From: Metagenomic analysis reveals distinct changes in the gut microbiome of obese Chinese children
| Â | Controls | Overweight | Obese | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children, n (%) | 22 (41.5) | 8 (15.1) | 23 (43.4) | - |
Male, n (%) | 10 (45.5) | 4 (50.0) | 9 (39.1) |  > 0.05a |
Months of age (m) (\(\overline{X }\)±SD) | 68.4 ± 7.2 | 106.1 ± 42.4 | 108.9 ± 36.9 | 1.013e-04b |
BMI (kg.m−2) (\(\overline{X }\)±SD) | 14.2 ± 1.1 | 20.3 ± 2.3 | 23.8 ± 3.3 | 1.802e-09b |