Table 2 Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) analysis of the mean relative abundance of the top five most abundant phyla in the microbiota of stool samples subjected to different storage times at 4 °C compared to baseline
Time | Firmicutes ICC (95% CI) | Bacteroidetes ICC (95% CI) | Actinobacteria ICC (95% CI) | Proteobacteria ICC (95% CI) | Verrucomicrobia ICC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 h | 0.90 (0.70, 0.97) | 0.93 (0.78, 0.98) | 0.98 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.98 (0.94, 0.99) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) |
24 h | 0.72 (0.29, 0.91) | 0.81 (0.48, 0.94) | 0.98 (0.94, 0.99) | 0.96 (0.89, 0.99) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) |
48 h | 0.66 (0.19, 0.89) | 0.77 (0.40, 0.93) | 0.97 (0.90, 0.99) | 0.96 (0.87, 0.99) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.00) |
72 h | 0.66 (0.19, 0.89) | 0.75 (0.35, 0.92) | 0.97 (0.89, 0.99) | 0.94 (0.82, 0.98) | 0.98 (0.93, 0.99) |
96 h | 0.67 (0.20, 0.89) | 0.78 (0.41, 0.93) | 0.95 (0.84, 0.98) | 0.95 (0.84, 0.98) | 0.98 (0.93, 0.99) |