Table 6.
Correlation coefficient for top 4 metabolites and 4 clinical features, where a positive correlation coefficient shows that the metabolite was positively correlated with patients that need to receive colonoscopies.
| Feature | PubChem CID | Metabolic pathways | Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 887 | Gut flora metabolism | −0.16 |
| Age | 0.16 | ||
| Sex | 0.12 | ||
| Trigonelline | 5570 | Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism | 0.12 |
| Acetone | 180 | Degradation of ketone bodies; propanoate metabolism |
−0.11 |
| Smoker | 0.11 | ||
| Tyrosine | 6057 | Many amino acid pathways; present in gut flora |
0.09 |
| GI Bleeding | 0.07 |