Table 2 Microbiota diversity index analysis of COPD and healthy group
Diversity index | COPD group (Mean ± SD) | Healthy group (Mean ± SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of bands (S) | 14.43 ± 1.29 | 7.75 ± 0.25 | 0.002 |
Shannon–Weaver index (H’) | 2.29 ± 0.24 | 1.85 ± 0.19 | 0.013 |
Evenness (E) | 0.84 ± 0.09 | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 0.035 |