Fig. 4
From: The association between obesity and weight loss after bariatric surgery on the vaginal microbiota
a Differences in proportion of vaginal microbiota groups from baseline (day of surgery) to 6 months post-surgery in the bariatric cohort. b The mean BMI of each of the three genus groups at baseline sampling and at 6 months post-surgery. There was a significant reduction in mean BMI in Lactobacillus-dominant VMB samples at 6 months post bariatric surgery (p<0.001). c The mean BMI of each of the three genus groups at baseline and 6 months post-surgery, according to menopause status. There was a significant reduction in mean BMI in the Lactobacillus-dominant group in premenopausal (p=0.002) and postmenopausal women (p=0.009)