. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 8.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Apr 8;63(4):776–781. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13310

Table 2.

Correlation of Microbiota, Diet, Inflammation, and Frailty among Older Adults

Associations	Long term care (> 6 weeks)	Rehabilitation care (< 6 weeks)	Day Hospital	Community Dwellers
Diet Group DG1 low fat/high fiber DG2 moderate fat/high fiber DG3 moderate fat/low fiber DG4 high fat/low fiber	DG3, DG4 predominate	Variable^a	DG1, DG2 predominate	DG1, DG2 predominate
Inflammatory Markers (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, CRP)	Highest	Intermediate^b	Intermediate^b	Lowest
Functional status/Frailty	Impaired function & frailty predominate	Intermediate^c	Intermediate^c	Normal function predominates
Microbiota Predominating Phyla	Bacteroidetes predominate	Variable^d	Variable^d	Firmicutes predominate

Dietary patterns were variable among subjects in rehabilitation care (<6 weeks).

Inflammatory markers for subjects in rehabilitation care (<6 weeks) and day hospital subjects fell in an intermediate range between levels seen in long stay and community dwellers.

Functional status and frailty measures showed a spectrum between community dwellers and long stay subjects. Rehabilitation and day hospital subjects showed variability of function compared to community dwellers that had a predominance of normal function and long stay subjects that had a predominance of impaired function and frailty.

Predominance of either Bacteroidetes andFirmicutes varied among rehabilitation and day hospital subjects, compared to long stay and community dwellers which were more defined with respect to predominance of Phyla.

Contents of table are adapted from reference 30.