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Gut microbiota profile and its association with clinical variables and dietary intake in overweight/obese and lean subjects: A cross-sectional study

Publicated to:Nutrients. 13 (6): 2032- - 2021-06-01 13(6), DOI: 10.3390/nu13062032

Authors: Companys, Judit; Gosalbes, Maria Jose; Pla-Paga, Laura; Calderon-Perez, Lorena; Llaurado, Elisabet; Pedret, Anna; Valls, Rosa Maria; Jimenez-Hernandez, Nuria; Sandoval-Ramirez, Berner Andree; del Bas, Josep Maria; Caimari, Antoni; Rubio, Laura; Sola, Rosa

Affiliations

Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya - Author
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ, Madrid 28029, Spain - Author
CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Publica - Author
Ctr Tecnol Catalunya, Eurecat, Biotechnol Area, Reus 43204, Spain - Author
Ctr Tecnol Catalunya, Eurecat, Unitat Nutr & Salut, Reus 43204, Spain - Author
Eurecat, Technology Centre of Catalonia - Author
Fdn el Fomento Invest Sanitaria & Biomed, Valencia 46020, Spain - Author
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) - Author
Hosp Univ St Joan Reus, Reus 43201, Spain - Author
Univ Lleida, Escola Tecn Super Engn Agr, Agrotecnio Ctr, XaRTA TPV,Food Technol Dept, Avda Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, Catalonia 25198, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Fac Med & Ciencies Salut, Funct Nutr Oxidat & Cardiovasc Dis Grp NFOCS Salu, C Sant Llorenc 21, Reus 43201, Spain - Author
Universitat de Lleida - Author
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut - Author
University Hospital Sant Joan de Reus - Author
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Abstract

We aimed to differentiate gut microbiota composition of overweight/obese and lean subjects and to determine its association with clinical variables and dietary intake. A cross-sectional study was performed with 96 overweight/obese subjects and 32 lean subjects. Anthropometric parameters were positively associated with Collinsella aerofaciens, Dorea formicigenerans and Dorea longicatena, which had higher abundance the overweight/obese subjects. Moreover, different genera of Lachnospiraceae were negatively associated with body fat, LDL and total cholesterol. Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) were negatively associated with the genus Intestinimonas, a biomarker of the overweight/obese group, whereas SFAs were positively associated with Roseburia, a biomarker for the lean group. In conclusion, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena and Collinsella aerofaciens could be considered obesity biomarkers, Lachnospiraceae is associated with lipid cardiovascular risk factors. SFAs exhibited opposite association profiles with butyrate-producing bacteria depending on the BMI. Thus, the relationship between diet and microbiota opens new tools for the management of obesity.

Keywords
alignmentdietary intakegut microbiotapopulationsaturated fatty acidsweightActinobacteriaAdultBacteriaBody mass indexClostridialesCross-sectional studiesDietDietary carbohydratesDietary fatsDietary intakeEatingEnergy intakeFecesFemaleGastrointestinal microbiomeGut microbiotaHumansMaleMiddle agedObesityOverweightPotassiumSaturated fatty acidsThinness

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Nutrients due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 15/90, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Nutrition & Dietetics.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 5.4. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 5.68 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 30.28 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 94
  • Scopus: 100
  • Europe PMC: 71
  • Google Scholar: 87
  • OpenCitations: 103
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 143.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 141 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 44.08.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 54 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9218785
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Companys Alemany, Judit) and Last Author (Solà Alberich, Rosa Maria).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been Del Bas Prior, José María, Gosalbes MJ and PLA PAGA, LAURA.