Exploring the Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Constipation through Analysis of the Gut Microbiome
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Methods
Appendix A.1. Population and Study Design
Appendix A.2. Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Constipation
Appendix A.3. Measurement of Microbiome
Appendix A.4. Statistical Analysis
Appendix A.5. Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
Appendix B. Read Number from the Minimum to the Maximum
ctrl | AD | |
1783 | 6 | |
2628 | 14 | |
3348 | 49 | |
3845 | 78 | |
4770 | 1578 | |
5165 | 1600 | |
5444 | 2176 | |
5628 | 3513 | |
7553 | 3577 | |
8525 | 3730 | |
8959 | 4217 | |
10,749 | 4266 | |
10,956 | 4520 | |
11,926 | 4745 | |
12,762 | 4856 | |
13,607 | 4880 | |
13,717 | 5366 | |
15,347 | 7307 | |
16,331 | 7596 | |
17,866 | 8214 | |
18,395 | 8934 | |
18,858 | 9299 | |
18,878 | 11,520 | |
18,935 | 11,642 | |
19,764 | 12,861 | |
19,931 | 13,814 | |
21,293 | 15,406 | |
21,410 | 15,529 | |
21,532 | 18,527 | |
21,548 | 19,308 | |
21,695 | 19,563 | |
23,142 | 21,200 | |
27,287 | 21,213 | |
29,311 | 22,653 | |
34,413 | 22,702 | |
37,965 | 27,421 | |
41,923 | 30,120 | |
42,749 | 33,036 | |
42,880 | 48,288 | |
46,018 | 72,830 | |
Average (AD w/o the first 4 samples) | 18,220.9 | 14,666.8611 |
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Fu, S.-C.; Lee, C.-H.; Wang, H. Exploring the Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Constipation through Analysis of the Gut Microbiome. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020667
Fu S-C, Lee C-H, Wang H. Exploring the Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Constipation through Analysis of the Gut Microbiome. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020667
Chicago/Turabian StyleFu, Shih-Chen, Chung-Han Lee, and Hsiuying Wang. 2021. "Exploring the Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Constipation through Analysis of the Gut Microbiome" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020667