Gallstone and bile microbiota: A case-control study based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Figure 1 Clinical characteristics of the study subjects. ^aP < 0.05 vs control was considered statistically significant. Differences in clinical characteristics between the groups were analyzed using the Student’s t-test. A: Abdominal B-ultrasound in patients with gallstones, purple boxes point to gallstones; B: Computed tomography mage in patients with gallstones, and the high-density highlight in the purple box is the gallstone; C: Comparison of serum biochemical parameters including total bile acids, triglycerides, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, glucose, serum total bilirubin, and low-density lipoprotein between the two groups. TBA: Total bile acids; TG: Triglycerides; CH: Cholesterol; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; GLU: Glucose; STB: Serum total bilirubin; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; GS: Gallstone; GSF: Gallstone-free.