Table 3.
Quantified metabolites normalized to standard intensity of the spectra
| % Metabolite Levels a | Obese group | Non-obese group | P-value b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Acetate | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.24 | |
| Alanine | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.017 |
| Ethanol | 0.29 | 0.74 | 0.34 | 0.51 | |
| Isoleucine | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.029 |
| Lactate | 2.13 | 0.28 | 1.75 | 0.62 | 0.023 |
| Leucine | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |
| Valine | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.004 |
aMetabolites that were quantified and normalized to total intensity of the NMR spectrum. b P-value based on independent t-test. Bold values indicate higher values.