Study: Instability, Heterogeneity, and Pathogenicity Reservoirs in the Skin, Oral, and Gut Microbiota of Older Adults

Publication: Larson et al., Associations of the skin, oral and gut microbiome with aging, frailty and infection risk reservoirs in older adults (2022, Nature Aging)

External link: SPIRE database (MAGs, genes and proteins including annotations)

Study accession: PRJNA699281

Last annotation change: 2025-10-31

Human Metadata

location

100%
0
 503
14
 424
28
 423

sex

96%
female
954
male
 348
65.0-71.0
 326
73.0-77.0
 263
79.0-82.0
 260
85.0-88.0
 249
89.0-97.0
 204
adult
1302
45.1-59.0
 338
59.9-64.0
 207
64.4-76.7
 244
77.1-93.0
 304
95.3-140.6
 209
17.1-22.6
 261
22.7-25.1
 275
25.2-26.9
 267
27.3-30.1
 263
32.2-62.6
 236
3
1271
1
 58
2
 21

.Allergies

 33%
Yes
 268
No
 187

Angina

 33%
No
 455
Yes
 266
No
 169
Unknown
 20

Anxiety

 33%
No
 395
Yes
 60

Asthma

 33%
No
 395
Yes
 60
No
 445
Yes
 10
0
 387
1
 40
0.5
 28
0
 289
1
 99
2
 58
-2
 9

COPD

 33%
No
 366
Yes
 89
No
 455
2
 100
1
 80
0
 68
4
 59
other values
 148
No
 435
Yes
 20

Cognition

 33%
WNL (0)
 387
CIND (.5)
 28

Complete..10

 33%
Complete
 455

Complete..11

 33%
Complete
 455

Complete..6

 33%
Complete
 455

Complete..7

 28%
Complete
 383

Complete..8

 49%
Complete
 644
Incomplete
 19
No
 415
Yes
 40
2-5 times
 233
Never
 174
Daily
 159
Once
 78

Dementia

 33%
No
 405
Yes
 50
Yes
 333
No
 311

Depression

 33%
No
 357
Yes
 98
No
 367
Yes
 78
No
 347
Yes
 108
Right
 435
Left
 20
No
 445
Yes
 10
Visit 2
 384
Visit 3
 383
0
 110
2
 68
1
 30
45057
 30
other values
 217
0
 228
2
 79
3
 58
45047
 30

Fatigue

 33%
No
 329
Yes
 116
No
 634
Yes
 10

GERD

 33%
No
 337
Yes
 118
No
 425
Yes
 30
No
 426
Yes
 29
No
 455
No
 276
Yes
 179

Hypertension

 33%
Yes
 257
No
 198
20
 50
15
 40
16
 30
18
 30
other values
 295
14
 59
20
 50
18
 40
8
 28
other values
 268
16
 70
20
 40
15
 30
22
 30
other values
 275

Leukaemia

 33%
No
 455

Lymphoma

 33%
No
 455
No (0)
 247
Yes (1)
 208
4 WW
 99
Wheelchair
 79
Unknown
 10
Cane
 10
2 WW
 10
0
 208
45049
 50
1
 49
2
 49

MOOD..Total

 33%
0
 335
1
 80
2
 20
45047
 10
0.5
 10
No
 327
Yes
 128
No
 435
Yes
 20

Mood.1

 33%
WNL
 437
Unknown
 9
Poor
 9
0
 345
0.5
 60
1
 50
No
 455

Parkinsons

 33%
No
 416
Yes
 39

Peptic_Ulcer

 33%
No
 455

Previous_MI

 33%
No
 426
Yes
 29
No
 455
0
1222
18
 50
14
 49
16
 40
20
 30
other values
 276
20
 50
14
 48
16
 40
18
 40
other values
 267
22
 40
14
 39
12
 30
18
 30
other values
 306
0
 308
1
 118
2
 19
3
 10

SKIN..Edema

 33%
No (0)
 357
Yes (1)
 98

SKIN..Total

 33%
0
 357
1
 88
2
 10

SKIN..Ulcers

 33%
No (0)
 445
Yes (1)
 10
No
 435
Yes
 20

Setting.

 33%
3
 445
2
 10

Solid_Tumor

 33%
No
 445
Yes
 10
No
 455
No
 445
Yes
 10
3.75
 60
4.28
 60
17.72
 30
2.68
 30
8
 139
7
 120
10
 50
other values
 140
AM
 419
PM
 80
No
 556
No
 516
Yes
 40
AM
 196
PM
 128
0.25
 49
am
 30

dentures

 41%
No
 476
Yes
 80
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