Table 4.
Metabolites significantly different (p < 0.05, t-test) between male and female urines. UT: urease pre-treated; NT: no pre-treatment; NS: not significant; N/A: not applicable due to insufficient data. PubChem Compound numbers and IUPAC International Chemical Identifiers (InChIs) are provided in Supplemental Table S4.
Metabolite | UT p-value | Increase in Male/Female | NT p-value | Increase in Male/Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
1-methyladenosine | 0.01 | Female | 0.09 | NS |
1-methylhistidine# | 0.04 | Male | 0.01 | Male |
2,4-dihydroxybutyrate 1 | 0.01 | Female | 0.06 | NS |
2,3-dihydroxybutyrate 1 | 0.04 | Female | 0.09 | NS |
2,3-dihydroxybutyrate 2 | 4e-05 | Male | 0.02 | Male |
2-deoxyribonate | 0.1 | NS | 0.008 | Male |
3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropionate | 0.04 | Female | 0.04 | Female |
alpha-ketoglutarate | 0.01 | Female | 0.5 | NS |
aminomalonate | 0.5 | NS | 0.02 | Female |
benzoate | 0.3 | NS | 0.0006 | Female |
citramalate | 0.0002 | Female | 0.007 | Female |
citrate#,¥,€ | 0.01 | Female | 0.4 | NS |
D-(+)-melezitose | 0.1 | NS | 0.02 | Female |
dehydroalanine | 0.02 | Male | 0.9 | NS |
D-xylose 1 | 0.002 | Female | 0.2 | NS |
ethanolamine | 0.002 | Female | 0.05 | NS |
fumarate¥,§ | 0.1 | NS | 0.04 | Female |
glycerate | 0.03 | Female | N/A | NS |
hippurate#,€ | 0.1 | NS | 0.002 | Female |
L-(+)-lactate#,€ | 0.03 | Female | 0.009 | Female |
L-glutamate | 0.4 | NS | 0.007 | Female |
L-glutamine | 0.05 | NS | 0.01 | Female |
L-threonate 2 | 0.2 | NS | 0.01 | Female |
pantothenate | 0.003 | Female | 0.02 | Female |
phosphate | 0.5 | NS | 0.01 | Male |
ribose | 0.0006 | Female | 0.2 | NS |
sucrose | 0.03 | Female | 0.04 | Female |
Also identified as significantly different in (Saude et al., 2007)
Also identified as significantly different in (Slupsky et al., 2007)
Also identified as significantly different in (Psihogios et al., 2008)
Also identified as significantly different in (Pasikanti et al., 2008)
Note: Numbers after metabolites indicate the number of TMS groups for partially derivatized molecules; otherwise, the molecule is fully derivatized.