TABLE 3.

The correlation between TMAO and KYN metabolites with MetS and its components.

Variables	TMAO (pg/mL)		KYN (nmol/L)
	r	P-value	r	P-value
Mets+	0.176	0.005	0.172	0.25
Components of MetS
Hypertriglyceridemia	0.128	0.04	0.008	0.90
Hyperglycemia	0.033	0.60	0.068	0.28
Abdominal obesity	0.121	0.05	0.12**	0.04
Hypertension	−0.140	0.52	0.022	0.73
Low HDL	0.146	0.02	−0.027	0.67

TMAO, trimethylamine N-Oxide; KYN, kynurenine; MetS, metabolic syndrome; TG, triglyceride; FBS, fasting blood sugar; WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein. P-values < 0.05 were considered significant, bolding in Table. *Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). **Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).