Table 5.
The statistically significant metabolites for the discrimination between late preterm neonates with RDS and healthy late preterms according to the univariate analysis.
| Day | Metabolites | p-Values | Group Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alanine | 0.047 | RDS > healthy |
| Lactose | 0.016 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Acetoacetate | 0.01 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Leucine | 0.01 | RDS > healthy | |
| Allantoin | 0.015 | Healthy > RDS | |
| 4-Hydroxybenzoate | 0.019 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Pyruvate | 0.05 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Trimethylamine | 0.05 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Oxoglutarate | 0.033 | Healthy > RDS | |
| Taurine | 0.05 | Healthy > RDS | |
| TMAO | 0.01 | RDS > healthy | |
| Gluconate | 0.01 | RDS > healthy | |
| Trigonelline | 0.002 | Healthy > RDS | |
| 3-OH-hydroxyisovalerate | 2.86 × 10−6 | RDS > healthy | |
| Indoxyl sulfate | 0.01 | RDS > healthy | |
| 3rd | Alanine | 0.004 | RDS > healthy |
| Gluconate | 0.002 | RDS > healthy | |
| Leucine | 0.0039 | RDS > healthy | |
| Hypoxanthine | 0.0064 | RDS > healthy | |
| Lys/Arg | 0.0023 | RDS > healthy | |
| 3-OH-hydroxyisovalerate | 0.0049 | RDS > healthy | |
| Indoxyl sulfate | 0.0023 | RDS > healthy |