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Age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), body mass index (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.044), gender (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), educational status (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.035), and presence of digestive system problems (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were found to have significant independent associations with GSRS scores.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Microbiota awareness level remained an independent correlate of GSRS after controlling for age, body mass index, and gender. 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