tendency toward significanceP < 0.10
Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05, and a tendency toward significance considered at 0.05 ≤ P < 0.10.
Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05, and a tendency toward significance considered at 0.05 ≤ P < 0.10.
However, a decreasing trend in the ACE and Chao1 estimators reflecting the microbiota richness was observed in the OA group (0.05 < P < 0.10).