Evaluation of gut microbiota of iranian patients with celiac disease, non-celiac wheat sensitivity, and irritable bowel syndrome: are there any similarities?

Table 2 The mean of the relative abundance for taxonomical groups in each group of the study participants

Taxonomical Group	HC (n = 15)	IBS (n = 30)	NCWS (n = 12)	CD (n = 15)	P-value^*
Firmicutes	29.5 ± 13.9^¥	31.2 ± 13.6	28.6 ± 11.4	46.2 ± 14.0	0.0022
Bacteroidetes	18.0 ± 11.9	12.0 ± 7.9	7.3 ± 4.0	12.4 ± 9.5	0.028
Bifidobacterium spp.	4.4 ± 3.3	0.5 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 1.1	2.1 ± 2.3	0.001
Lactobacillus spp.	1.7 ± 2.1	0.3 ± 1.1	0.7 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.6	0.009

HC, healthy control; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; NCWS, non-celiac wheat sensitivity; CD, celiac disease
*P-values represent the intergroup differences using the Kruskal–Wallis test
^¥Values are presented as mean ± SD

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