an elevated trendP < 0.05
Interestingly, butyrylcarnitine (C4) showed an elevated trend in the GR group after probiotic supplementation ( P < 0.05 by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test; Supplementary Fig. 7 and Supplementary Table 8 ), which is consistent with our early report that butyrylcarnitine (C4) was increased in older women supplemented with L. reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 compared to placebo 16 .