Table 2.
(A) Means and fold change for nine known metabolites from Study 1 that differ significantly (raw p-value < 0.05) between cancer patients and disease free controls; (B) means and fold change for nine known metabolites from Study 2.
| Metabolite | Mean Cancer | Mean Control | Fold (Cancer/Control) | Raw p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Study 1 (FHCRC) | ||||
| Maltose | 1298 | 780 | 1.664 | 0.013 |
| Ethanolamine | 156,214 | 123,699 | 1.263 | 0.016 |
| Glycerol | 66,463 | 49,062 | 1.355 | 0.023 |
| Palmitic acid | 53,763 | 41,293 | 1.302 | 0.047 |
| Lactic acid | 380,753 | 301,909 | 1.261 | 0.055 |
| Tryptophan | 121,513 | 143,383 | 0.847 | 0.005 |
| Lysine | 159,156 | 179,325 | 0.888 | 0.042 |
| Histidine | 30,526 | 37,025 | 0.824 | 0.036 |
| Glutamicacid | 39,179 | 27,794 | 1.410 | 0.026 |
| (B) Study 2 (UC Davis) | ||||
| Maltose | 1061 | 989 | 1.074 | 0.819 |
| Ethanolamine | 150,655 | 127,546 | 1.181 | 0.006 |
| Glycerol | 67,557 | 47,052 | 1.436 | 0.315 |
| Palmitic acid | 50,740 | 43,659 | 1.162 | 0.797 |
| Lactic acid | 381,850 | 296,663 | 1.287 | 0.108 |
| Tryptophan | 126,621 | 139,426 | 0.908 | 0.391 |
| Lysine | 167,528 | 172,015 | 0.974 | 0.636 |
| Histidine | 31,053 | 36,840 | 0.843 | 0.047 |
| Glutamicacid | 31,486 | 34,887 | 0.903 | 0.914 |