Prebiotic Effects of Xylooligosaccharides on the Improvement of Microbiota Balance in Human Subjects

Table 1

Basic characteristics of subjects.

		Age (years)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m^2)
Placebo
Male	2	24.5 ± 1.5	170.5 ± 2.7	68.5 ± 1.0	23.3 ± 0.6
Female	8	25.2 ± 1.8	160.8 ± 4.6	51.7 ± 5.5	20.0 ± 1.5
Total	10	25.0 ± 1.7	162.7 ± 5.8	55.1 ± 8.6	20.7 ± 2.1
XOS
Male	2	24.5 ± 3.5	173.5 ± 2.1	67.0 ± 0.0	22.3 ± 0.5
Female	8	23.1 ± 1.0	159.6 ± 5.7	48.4 ± 4.1	19.1 ± 2.3
Total	10	23.4 ± 1.6	162.4 ± 7.7	52.1 ± 8.7	19.7 ± 2.4