Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the individuals with or without cat.
Fig 1.
The effect of cat ownership on the composition of the microbiota of all individuals.
Cat ownership did not affect the (A) number of OTUs or the (B) Shannon index. The effect of cat ownership on bacteria at the (C) phylum level and (D) family level. The red bar represents a significant increase, while the blue bar represents a significant decrease.
Fig 2.
The effect of cat ownership on the function of the microbiota of all individuals.
The significant effect of cat ownership on microbial metabolism pathways.
Fig 3.
The effect of cat ownership on the composition of the microbiota of female and male individuals.
Cat ownership did not affect the (A) number of OTUs or the (B) Shannon index. The effect of cat ownership on bacteria at the (C) phylum level and (D) family level.
Fig 4.
The effect of cat ownership on the composition of the microbiota of female and male individuals.
The significant effect of cat ownership on microbial metabolism pathways in (A) female and (B) male individuals.
Fig 5.
The effect of cat ownership on the microbiota composition of normal-weight and overweight individuals.
Cat ownership did not affect the (A) number of OTUs or the (B) Shannon index. The effect of cat ownership on bacteria at the (C) phylum level and (D) family level.
Fig 6.
The effect of cat ownership on the microbiota’s function of normal weight and overweight individuals.
The significant effect of cat ownership on microbial metabolism pathways, (A) normal-weight and (B) overweight individuals.