Table 2 Correlations (95% confidence interval) between bacterial taxa and BMI, adjusted for birth weight and duration of breastfeeding, in the total cohort (N = 162), in children with minimal antibiotic exposure (0–1 lifetime courses, N = 50), and children with several antibiotic courses (N = 112).

Actinobacteria

−0.21 (−0.36 to −0.06)

0.01

−0.05 (−0.33 to 0.25)

0.76

−0.28 (−0.45 to −0.09)

<0.01

Bifidobacterium

−0.21 (−0.36 to −0.05)

0.01

−0.05 (−0.33 to 0.25)

0.76

−0.27 (−0.44 to −0.09)

<0.01

Bifidobacterium infantis

−0.19 (−0.34 to −0.04)

0.02

−0.05 (−0.33 to 0.25)

0.76

−0.23 (−0.4 to −0.04)

0.02

Bifidobacterium longum

−0.2 (−0.34 to −0.04)

0.02

−0.04 (−0.33 to 0.25)

0.77

−0.24 (−0.41 to −0.05)

0.01

Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum

−0.16 (−0.31 to 0)

0.05

0.04 (−0.25 to 0.33)

0.78

−0.25 (−0.42 to −0.06)

0.01

Bifidobacterium thermophilum

−0.16 (−0.31 to 0)

0.05

0.06 (−0.23 to 0.34)

0.69

−0.24 (−0.41 to −0.05)

0.01

Bacteroidetes

0.05 (−0.11 to 0.2)

0.57

0.3 (0.01 to 0.55)

0.04

−0.02 (−0.21 to 0.18)

0.88

Bacteroides

0.06 (−0.1 to 0.21)

0.5

0.31 (0.02 to 0.55)

0.04

0 (−0.19 to 0.19)

0.99

Bacteroides ovatus et rel

0.05 (−0.11 to 0.2)

0.57

0.36 (0.07 to 0.59)

0.02

−0.04 (−0.23 to 0.15)

0.69

Bacteroides vulgatus et rel

0.07 (−0.09 to 0.22)

0.41

0.34 (0.06 to 0.57)

0.02

−0.01 (−0.2 to 0.18)

0.92

Prevotella tannerae et rel

0.13 (−0.03 to 0.28)

0.11

0.49 (0.23 to 0.68)

0

−0.01 (−0.2 to 0.18)

0.91

Firmicutes

0.23 (0.08 to 0.38)

<0.01

−0.05 (−0.33 to 0.25)

0.76

0.34 (0.16 to 0.5)

<0.01

Clostridia

0.08 (−0.09 to 0.23)

0.36

−0.26 (−0.51 to 0.03)

0.08

0.21 (0.02 to 0.39)

0.03

Lachnospira pectinoschiza et rel

0.15 (−0.01 to 0.31)

0.06

0.02 (−0.27 to 0.31)

0.9

0.23 (0.04 to 0.4)

0.02

Bacilli

0.25 (0.09 to 0.39)

<0.01

0.21 (−0.09 to 0.47)

0.17

0.25 (0.06 to 0.42)

0.01

Streptococcus

0.26 (0.11 to 0.4)

<0.01

0.07 (−0.22 to 0.35)

0.64

0.31 (0.13 to 0.48)

<0.01

Streptococcus bovis et rel

0.24 (0.08 to 0.38)

<0.01

−0.02 (−0.31 to 0.28)

0.92

0.29 (0.1 to 0.46)

<0.01

Streptococcus intermedius et rel

0.22 (0.06 to 0.36)

0.01

0.23 (−0.06 to 0.49)

0.12

0.21 (0.02 to 0.38)

0.03

Streptococcus mitis

0.22 (0.06 to 0.37)

0.01

0.24 (−0.05 to 0.5)

0.1

0.21 (0.02 to 0.38)

0.03

Streptococcus mitis et rel

0.26 (0.11 to 0.41)

<0.01

0.1 (−0.2 to 0.38)

0.52

0.32 (0.13 to 0.48)

<0.01

Streptococcus mutans

0.18 (0.02 to 0.33)

0.03

0.18 (−0.11 to 0.45)

0.22

0.18 (−0.01 to 0.36)

0.06

Streptococcus parasanguinis

0.21 (0.05 to 0.36)

0.01

0.21 (−0.09 to 0.47)

0.17

0.21 (0.02 to 0.39)

0.03

Streptococcus pneumoniae

0.19 (0.03 to 0.34)

0.02

0.07 (−0.22 to 0.36)

0.63

0.22 (0.03 to 0.39)

0.02

Streptococcus salivarius

0.24 (0.08 to 0.39)

<0.01

0.07 (−0.23 to 0.35)

0.65

0.28 (0.1 to 0.45)

<0.01

Streptococcus sanguis

0.28 (0.12 to 0.42)

<0.01

0.03 (−0.26 to 0.32)

0.82

0.34 (0.16 to 0.5)

<0.01