Table 3: Abundance of bacteria (in %) at the phylum level in diabetic patients with and without cardiovascular complications (CVCs).
| Phylum | Patients without CVCs | Patients with CVCs | p* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Firmicutes | 75.46 ± 12.6 | 75.76 ± 12.8 | 0.93 |
| Bacteroidetes | 15.42 ± 11.2 | 15.23 ± 9.7 | 0.94 |
| Ratio | 4.90 ± 1.12 | 4.97 ± 1.32 | 0.90 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 1.35 ± 2.1£ | 1.01 ± 2.1 | 0.02 |
| Proteobacteria | 1.30 ± 1.8 | 1.23 ± 1.8 | 0.88 |
| Actinobacteria | 1.32 ± 1.6 | 1.18 ± 1.0 | 0.69 |
| Synergistetes | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.14 | 0.05 |
*bold denotes p < 0.05; The arrow represents average differences; SD: Standard Deviation.