Influence of a probiotic mixture on antibiotic induced microbiota disturbances

Table 1 Demographic description of the enrolled volunteers n (%)

	Probiotic (n = 40)	Placebo (n = 40)	P value
Female	20 (50)	20 (50)
Male	20 (50)	20 (50)
Age (yr)	33.7 ± 9.4	30.9 ± 10.3	0.164
Weight (kg)	72.5 ± 12.9	71.5 ± 12.1	0.706
Height (cm)	171.2 ± 8.7	170.5 ± 10.3	0.766
BMI (kg/m²)	24.7 ± 3.5	24.5 ± 2.7	0.743
Hispani or Latino	4 (10)	6 (16)
African American	3 (7)	1 (2)
White	29 (73)	32 (80)
Other	4 (10)	1 (2)
Alcohol use
None	8 (20)	14 (35)	0.013
Occasionally	28 (70)	15 (38)
Weekly	4 (10)	11 (28)
Ex-smoker	2 (5)	4 (10)
n	38 (95)	36 (90)

BMI: Body mass index.