Research Article

Gut Microbiota and Depressive Symptoms at the End of CRT for Rectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Table 3

Statistically significant correlations between genus relative abundances and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores at the end of CRT.

GenusEnd-CRT
Rho value

Phylum: Actinobacteria
Actinomyces0.400.01
Actinomycetaceae0.400.01
Actinomycetales0.380.02
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Coprobacter-0.320.05
Phylum: Firmicutes
Bacillales Family XI0.420.007
Gemella0.420.007
Intestinibacter-0.370.02
Intestinimonas-0.430.005
Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group-0.320.05
Lactococcus0.340.03
Phascolarctobacterium-0.320.04
Ruminiclostridium 6-0.390.01
Ruminococcaceae UCG-005-0.320.05
Ruminococcaceae uncultured-0.410.009
Streptococcaceae0.370.02
Streptococcus0.370.02
Tyzzerella-0.350.03
Weissella0.320.04
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Parasutterella-0.310.05

CRT = chemotherapy and radiation therapy.