Table 5. Comparison of the potential metabolites in different groups by LSD post hoc analysis.

Metabolites	BA	NHS	Hyperbilirubinemia	Normal
C5DC (µmol/l)
mean	0.06a	0.05	0.04	0.04
sd	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01
C2(µmol/l)
mean	22.94b	26.54b	12.70	11.61
sd	10.24	9.14	5.04	4.17
C3 (µmol/l)
mean	2.68a	3.68b	1.17	1.49
sd	1.64	1.67	0.66	1.00
C5 (µmol/l)
mean	0.12a	0.17b	0.08	0.09
sd	0.06	0.08	0.03	0.03
Cit/Arg
mean	3.13b	2.23b	4.66	4.66
sd	2.67	1.20	2.13	2.06
Gln (µmol/l)
mean	9.50a	12.33b	5.41	7.10
sd	4.44	3.93	5.61	5.54
Thr (µmol/l)
mean	59.46	73.07c	50.96	46.61
sd	32.22	35.45	17.49	14.95
Glu (µmol/l)
mean	204.62a	171.21b	279.32	282.56
sd	83.53	52.35	55.11	52.00
Trp (µmol/l)
mean	43.47b	35.26b	68.37	63.93
sd	26.82	14.54	13.71	12.03

^aHave a significant difference at P<0.05 compared to NHS group, hyperbilirubinemia and normal group.

^bHave a significant difference at P<0.05 compared to hyperbilirubinemia and normal group.

^cHave a significant difference at P<0.05 compared to BA group, hyperbilirubinemia and normal group.