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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (values are presented as mean ± SD, n = 85)

From: Stool energy density is positively correlated to intestinal transit time and related to microbial enterotypes

Characteristics

All

B-type

P-type

R-type

Body composition

 Sex (F/M)

53/32

21/14

8/8

24/10

 Age (years)

49.8 ± 11.2

50.1 ± 10.4

48.3 ± 12.6

50.3 ± 11.1

 Body weight (kg)

85.2 ± 13.3

89.3 ± 12.5

86.6 ± 13.2

80.2 ± 12.4

Glucose metabolism

 Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.7 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.5

5.5 ± 0.7

5.7 ± 0.7

 Fasting serum C-peptide (pmol/L)

792 ± 237

834 ± 229

698 ± 201

793 ± 247

 Fasting serum insulin (pmol/L)

63.2 ± 29.9

72.3 ± 33.4

48.1 ± 13.4

60.9 ± 28.4

Lipids

 Fasting serum total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 0.9

5.4 ± 0.8

5.3 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 0.9

 Fasting serum LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.1 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 0.7

 Fasting serum HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

Blood pressure

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

85 ± 43

92 ± 42

93 ± 42

75 ± 43

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

64 ± 20

68 ± 18

69 ± 17

59 ± 22

  1. LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, BP blood pressure