TABLE 3 .
Association of metabolites with individual clinical criteria
| Clinical criterion | Regression coefficienta |
|---|---|
| BV status | |
| Deoxycarnitine | 0.5 |
| Phenylalanine | −0.299 |
| N-Acetylputrescine | 0.254 |
| Pipecolate | 0.148 |
| Cadaverine | 0.025 |
| Elevated pH | |
| Cadaverine | 0.0657 |
| N-Acetylputrescine | 0.0577 |
| Lactate | −0.0505 |
| Glutamate | −0.0249 |
| Sphingosine | −0.0137 |
| Tyrosine | −0.0083 |
| Tyramine | 0.0033 |
| Presence of clue cells | |
| Deoxycarnitine | 0.2519 |
| Glycylproline | −0.203 |
| GSHb | −0.0311 |
| Pipecolate | 0.0024 |
| Presence of amine odor | |
| N-Acetylputrescine | 0.302 |
| Lactate | −0.072 |
| Phenylalanine | −0.049 |
| Vaginal discharge | |
| Agmatine | 0.14 |
| Cadaverine | 0.11 |
a
A negative value indicates a negative association with the clinical criterion, and a positive value indicates a positive association with the clinical criterion.
b
Reduced glutathione.