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Table 2 Correlation between biochemical indicators and intestinal flora diversity

From: Correlation between intestinal flora disruption and protein–energy wasting in patients with end-stage renal disease

Flora diversity		PAB		ALB		TC		UA		IL-6		CRP
Flora diversity		r	p	r	p	r	p	R	p	r	p	r	p
HD	Shannon index	0.731	0.001	0.219	0.131	0.037	0.362	0.345	0.015	− 0.007	0.962	− 0.029	0.843
HD	Simpson index	−0.59	0.001	− 0.213	0.142	−0.042	0.772	−0.461	0.001	0.032	0.827	0.001	0.992
PD	Shannon index	0.688	0.001	0.230	0.097	0.111	0.430	0.068	0.630	−0.496	0.001	−0.304	0.027
PD	Simpson index	−0.653	0.001	−0.139	0.322	−0.079	0.574	−0.095	0.501	0.518	0.001	0.231	0.096

ALB albumin, HD hemodialysis, CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin-6, PAB prealbumin, PD peritoneal dialysis, TC total cholesterol, UA uric acid

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