Fig. 5From: Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter studyASVs associated with the age group. Gardner-Altman estimation plots display effect size as the mean difference between age group (∆) and is shown on the right of the respective plots. ∆ is plotted as a black dot which indicates the resampled distribution of ∆, it is reported on a log scale and is referred to as observed in the patients over 60 years old group (p ≤ 0.01). The 95% confidence interval of ∆ is indicated by the ends of the vertical error barBack to article page