Table 2 –

Metabolites associated with stunting

Metabolite	Non-Stunted Mean, mM	Stunted Mean, mM	p-value	adjusted p-value
creatinine	26.8	20.5	0.0003	0.027
lauric acid	6.2	12.6	0.0006	0.027
creatine	63.4	86.6	0.0008	0.027
cystathionine	0.054	0.068	0.0069	0.180
b-hydroxybutyrate	236	464	0.0125	0.188
myristic acid	9.4	15.6	0.0127	0.188
glutamic acid	116	124	0.0131	0.188
gondoic acid	10.8	16.1	0.0150	0.188
heptadecanoic acid	1.6	2.3	0.0161	0.188

^aStunted = HAZ < −2.0, Non-stunted = HAZ ³ −2.0

^bIncludes 424 participants with available data