Research Article

The Potential Link between Gut Microbiota and Serum TRAb in Chinese Patients with Severe and Active Graves’ Orbitopathy

Table 3

Associations between gut microbiota and GO-related traits.

Gut microbiotaTRAbTGAbCAS
βββ

s_Prevotella_copri (OTU_2)0.112<0.001−0.003<0.0010.0600.946
s_Bacteroides_stercoris (OTU_5)−0.0660.006−0.0003<0.001−0.2150.619
g_Bacteroides (OTU_736)−0.0080.599−0.00040.209−1.2250.002
f_Prevotellaceae (OTU_1068)0.0560.011−0.00020.0060.4450.638
g_Bacteroides (OTU_1112)−0.0190.303−0.00050.322−1.286<0.001

Negative binomial regressions were performed on gut microbiota after adjusting for age and sex. ; . CAS: clinical activity score; TGAb: antithyroglobulin antibody; TRAb: thyrotropin receptor antibody.