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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Ren Nutr. 2023 Nov 8;34(2):95–104. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.10.007

Table 2.

Plasma Metabolites Cross-sectionally Associated with Dietary Intake of Protein-Rich foods and Prospectively Associated with CKD Progression in the CKiD Study

Cross-sectional analysis with dietary intake of protein Prospective analysis with CKD progression
Compound Superpathway Subpathway β (SE) FDR p-value HR (95% CI) FDR p-value
Metabolites Significantly Associated with Dietary Intake of Animal Protein (n=1)
sphingomyelin (d18:1/14:0, d16:1/16:0)* Lipid Sphingomyelins 0.0039 (0.0009) 0.008 2.49 (1.46, 4.26) 0.02
Metabolites Significantly Associated with Dietary Intake of Dairy (n=7)
carotene diol (2) Cofactors and Vitamins Vitamin A Metabolism −0.0271 (0.0064) 0.003 1.50 (1.11, 2.02) 0.048
myristoyl dihydrosphingomyelin (d18:0/14:0)* Lipid Dihydrosphingomyelins 0.0236 (0.0050) 0.0006 2.10 (1.32, 3.36) 0.02
sphingomyelin (d18:1/14:0, d16:1/16:0)* Lipid Sphingomyelins 0.0235 (0.0039) 2.55 × 10−6 2.49 (1.46, 4.26) 0.02
sphingomyelin (d17:1/16:0, d18:1/15:0, d16:1/17:0)* Lipid Sphingomyelins 0.0205 (0.0038) 3.73 × 10−5 2.45 (1.40, 4.29) 0.02
phenylacetylglycine Peptide Acetylated Peptides 0.0742 (0.0164) 0.0012 1.22 (1.06, 1.40) 0.04
urate Nucleotide Purine Metabolism, (Hypo)Xanthine/Inosine containing −0.0104 (0.0031) 0.0396 3.25 (1.44, 7.31) 0.04
homostachydrine* Xenobiotics Food Component/Plant 0.0334 (0.0097) 0.0374 1.55 (1.24, 1.93) 0.006
Metabolites Significantly Associated with Dietary Intake of Red and Processed Meat (n=2)
1-(1-enyl-palmitoyl)-2-oleoyl-GPE (P-16:0/18:1)* Lipid Plasmalogen 0.0130 (0.0034) 0.0135 1.88 (1.19, 2.99) 0.0470
3-ureidopropionate Nucleotide Pyrimidine Metabolism, Uracil containing −0.0124 (0.0037) 0.0427 0.52 (0.35, 0.77) 0.02
Metabolites Significantly Associated with Dietary Intake of Nuts and Beans (n=1)
tryptophan betaine Amino Acid Tryptophan Metabolism 0.1770 (0.0211) 5.58 × 10−13 1.24 (1.10, 1.39) 0.008

For the cross-sectional analysis of dietary intake of protein and metabolites, models were adjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index Z-score, glomerular or non-glomerular diagnosis, estimated glomerular filtration rate (calculated using the CKiD under 25 equation), total energy intake, and dietary intake of fruit, whole grains, and refined grains. The model for each of the six protein-rich food was further adjusted for the other five food groups.

For the prospective analysis of metabolites and CKD progression, models were adjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index Z-score, glomerular or non-glomerular diagnosis, estimated glomerular filtration rate (calculated using the CKiD under 25 equation), log2-transformed protein-to-creatinine ratio, anemia, hypertension, and serum albumin.

*

Asterisk indicates metabolites not officially confirmed (tier 2 identification).

Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; CKiD, Chronic Kidney Disease in Children study; CI, confidence interval; FDR, false discovery rate; GPE, glycerophosphoethanolamine; HR, hazard ratio; SE, standard error.