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Table 2 The basic characteristics of obese Chinese children and obese Mexican children

From: Metagenomic analysis reveals distinct changes in the gut microbiome of obese Chinese children

 

China (Obese)

Mexico (Obese)

p value

Number of children, n

23

10

-

Male, n (%)

9 (39.1)

5 (50)

 > 0.05a

Months of age (m) (\(\overline{X }\)±SD)

108.9 ± 36.9

120 ± 2.9

 > 0.05b

BMI (kg.m−2) (\(\overline{X }\)±SD)

23.8 ± 3.3

24.6 ± 0.8

 > 0.05b

  1. aRefer to the Fisher's exact test
  2. bRefer to the Mann–Whitney U test