nominally significantp = 0.048
Mediation Analyses (Amyloid-Stratified Causal Framework) Across 721 SCFA–taxon combinations, one species ( Clostridiales bacterium within Oscillospiraceae ) showed a nominally significant mediation of valeric acid’s relationship with Aβ status (ACME p = 0.048) ( Figure 7 ; Supplementary Table S5 ).