Abundance of Gut Microbiota, Concentration of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and Inflammatory Markers Associated with Elevated Body Fat, Overweight, and Obesity in Female Adolescents
Table 4
Correlation between gut microbiota phyla, SCFA, body composition, food type frequency, and inflammatory marker concentrations in female adolescents (Viçosa, MG, Brazil, 2019)a.
Variables
Firmicutes
Bacteroidetes
Proteobacteria
Acetic acid
Propionic acid
Butyric acid
BMI
0.088
-0.023
0.142
-0.076
0.0131
0.101
WC
0.099
0.004
-0.136
-0.038
0.205c
0.048
WtHR
0.082
0.011
-0.171
-0.095
0.0149
0.047
NC
0.073
0.132
-0.159
-0.051
0.0156
0.057
BF%
0.086
-0.059
-0.011
-0.044
0.095
0.066
Android fat
0.146
-0.031
-0.181
-0.039
0.144
0.016
Gynoid fat
0.1
-0.083
-0.077
0.010
0.006
0.082
Fruits
0.112
0.014
0.002
-0.030
0.046
0.082
Vegetables
0.004
-0.020
0.034
-0.006
-0.005
-0.021
Oils and fats
0.037
-0.132
-0.022
-0.286b
-0.045
0.324d
Sugar and candies
0.122
-0.007
0.142
-0.036
0.137
0.129
Total cholesterol
-0.051
0.097
-0.113
0.011
0.018
-0.052
HDL
-0.003
-0.151
-0.05
-0.011
-0.129
0.022
LDL
-0.038
0.137
-0.158
0.019
0.07
-0.079
VLDL
0.119
0.133
0.019
-0.022
-0.002
0.025
Triglycerides
0.11
0.133
0.029
-0.022
-0.002
0.025
Glucose
-0.116
-0.088
-0.119
0.022
0.008
0.000
Insulin
0.118
-0.036
-0.095
-0.169
0.099
0.159
HOMA-IR
0.11
-0.031
-0.131
-0.149
0.011
0.136
Hs-CRP
0.063
-0.045
0.003
-0.165
-0.131
0.062
Interleukin-6
0.058
0.116
0.034
-0.117
0.000
0.146
TNF-α
-0.164
-0.025
-0.024
0.101
0.098
-0.102
Leptin
0.100
-0.125
-0.138
-0.149
0.141
0.129
BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WtHR: waist to height ratio; NC: neck circumference; BF%: body fat percentage; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance; Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α. aSpearman’s correlation coefficient values (rs); value of Spearman’s .b-0.286 (95% CI: -0.464 to -0.082); c0.205 (95% CI: 0.008 to 0.403); d0.324 (95% CI: 0.113 to 0.497).
