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. 2015 Jun 17;102(2):256–267. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111872

TABLE 3.

Global metabolomic profiling of lipid metabolism of Hispanic children by obesity status1

Scaled, imputed values
Adjusted results2
Superpathway/subpathway and metabolites Nonobese Obese t (reference nonobese) P
Carnitine
 Carnitine 0.94 ± 0.14 1.04 ± 0.13 10.71 2.3 × 10−24
Acylcarnitine
 Propionylcarnitine (3) 0.92 ± 0.23 1.10 ± 0.25 10.78 1.2 × 10−24
 Butyrylcarnitine (4) 1.03 ± 0.66 1.30 ± 0.71 8.2 1.8 × 10−15
 Hexanoylcarnitine (6) 1.01 ± 0.48 1.10 ± 0.32 5.59 3.5 × 10−8
 Stearoylcarnitine (18) 1.07 ± 0.43 0.87 ± 0.36 −6.37 4.2 × 10−10
 Oleoylcarnitine (18:1) 1.20 ± 0.52 1.01 ± 0.39 −5.57 4.1 × 10−8
Fatty acid, amide
 2-Aminoheptanoate 1.01 ± 0.40 1.11 ± 0.44 4.47 9.5 × 10−6
 2-Aminooctanoate 1.29 ± 0.77 1.03 ± 0.66 −6.30 6.4 × 10−10
Fatty acid, dicarboxylate
 Dodecanedioate 1.25 ± 2.24 0.92 ± 0.52 −4.23 2.7 × 10−5
 Tetradecanedioate 1.60 ± 3.96 1.04 ± 0.85 −3.84 1.4 × 10−4
 2-Hydroxydecanoate 1.14 ± 0.46 1.00 ± 0.34 −4.89 1.3 × 10−6
Ketone bodies
 BHBA 3.42 ± 7.69 1.73 ± 3.17 −6.10 2.0 × 10−9
Long-chain fatty acid
 10-Heptadecenoate (17:1n–7) 1.03 ± 0.55 1.12 ± 0.44 5.00 7.9 × 10−7
 Arachidate (20:0) 1.19 ± 0.48 1.00 ± 0.28 −4.99 8.3 × 10−7
 Myristoleate (14:1n–5) 1.04 ± 0.72 1.12 ± 0.55 5.61 3.3 × 10−8
 Nonadecanoate (19:0) 1.15 ± 0.44 0.99 ± 0.28 −6.88 1.6 × 10−11
 Palmitoleate (16:1n–7) 1.00 ± 0.60 1.13 ± 0.48 6.59 1.1 × 10−10
Lysolipid
 1-Arachidonoylglycerophosphocholine (20:4n–6) 1.11 ± 0.34 0.98 ± 0.38 −6.38 3.9 × 10−10
 1-Dihomo-linoleoylglycerophosphocholine (20:2n–6) 1.14 ± 0.76 0.94 ± 0.74 −4.53 7.2 × 10−6
 1-Docosahexaenoylglycerophosphocholine (22:6n–3) 1.17 ± 0.50 1.01 ± 0.42 −5.25 2.2 × 10−7
 1-Docosapentaenoylglycerophosphocholine (22:5n–3) 1.10 ± 0.44 0.99 ± 0.43 −3.7 2.4 × 10−4
 1-Eicosenoylglycerophosphocholine (20:1n–9) 1.14 ± 0.92 0.85 ± 0.71 −6.17 1.4 × 10−9
 1-Linolenoylglycerophosphocholine (18:3n–3) 1.22 ± 0.58 1.01 ± 0.48 −5.31 1.6 × 10−7
 1-Linoleoylglycerophosphocholine (18:2n–6) 1.16 ± 0.28 0.92 ± 0.23 −12.62 1.0 × 10−32
 1-Linoleoylglycerophosphoethanolamine 1.10 ± 0.37 0.98 ± 0.32 −4.97 8.9 × 10−7
 1-Margaroylglycerophosphocholine (17:0) 1.32 ± 1.03 1.05 ± 1.02 −4.23 2.8 × 10−5
 1-Oleoylglycerophosphocholine (18:1) 1.24 ± 0.55 0.97 ± 0.49 −8.33 6.7 × 10−16
 1-Oleoylglycerophosphoethanolamine 1.19 ± 0.44 1.01 ± 0.36 −5.98 4.2 × 10−9
 1-Palmitoylglycerophosphoinositol 1.01 ± 0.76 1.20 ± 0.68 6.18 1.3 × 10−9
 1-Stearoylglycerophosphocholine (18:0) 1.35 ± 0.90 1.17 ± 0.89 −4.27 2.3 × 10−5
 2-Linoleoylglycerophosphocholine 1.25 ± 0.44 0.93 ± 0.30 −12.18 3.0 × 10−30
 2-Linoleoylglycerophosphoethanolamine 1.05 ± 0.44 0.86 ± 0.38 −5.82 1.0 × 10−8
 2-Oleoylglycerophosphocholine 1.22 ± 0.51 0.96 ± 0.40 −8.49 2.1 × 10−16
 2-Oleoylglycerophosphoethanolamine 1.13 ± 0.48 0.94 ± 0.41 −5.28 1.9 × 10−07
 2-Palmitoylglycerophosphocholine 1.22 ± 0.59 1.09 ± 0.59 −4.05 5.9 × 10−05
 2-Stearoylglycerophosphocholine 1.38 ± 1.00 1.21 ± 1.14 −3.71 2.3 × 10−04
Medium-chain fatty acid
 Caprate (10:0) 1.16 ± 0.49 0.99 ± 0.29 −5.08 5.2 × 10−07
 Laurate (12:0) 1.28 ± 0.81 1.05 ± 0.50 −4.15 3.8 × 10−05
Monoacylglycerol
 1-Palmitoylglycerol (1-monopalmitin) 0.98 ± 0.29 1.08 ± 0.35 4.08 5.1 × 10−05
Phospholipid
 Choline 0.96 ± 0.19 1.05 ± 0.19 6.90 1.4 × 10−11
PUFA
 Dihomo-linolenate (20:3n–3 or n–6) 1.00 ± 0.43 1.14 ± 0.48 6.57 1.2 × 10−10
Secondary bile acid
 Taurolithocholate 3-sulfate 1.22 ± 1.22 0.95 ± 0.96 −4.50 8.3 × 10−06
Sphingolipid
 Stearoylsphingomyelin 0.96 ± 0.29 1.07 ± 0.33 5.11 4.5 × 10−7
Steroid
 4-Androsten-3β-17β-diol disulfate 1 1.12 ± 1.19 1.51 ± 1.24 11.31 9.4 × 10−27
 4-Androsten-3β-17β-diol disulfate 2 1.01 ± 0.71 1.17 ± 0.65 8.55 1.3 × 10−16
 5α-Androstan-3β-17β-diol disulfate 1.08 ± 1.44 1.24 ± 1.30 7.18 2.3 × 10−12
 Androsteroid monosulfate 2 1.23 ± 1.29 1.43 ± 1.27 6.60 1.0 × 10−10
 Androsterone sulfate 1.40 ± 1.50 1.34 ± 1.09 −4.50 8.5 × 10−6
 Cortisone 1.06 ± 0.20 0.96 ± 0.21 −6.64 7.6 × 10−11
 DHEA-S 1.15 ± 1.04 1.28 ± 0.92 7.42 4.6 × 10−13
 Epiandrosterone sulfate 1.34 ± 1.50 1.29 ± 1.08 −4.70 3.4 × 10−6
Sterol
 Lathosterol 0.65 ± 0.42 1.16 ± 0.59 15.38 1.0 × 10−32
1

All values are means ± SDs. Main effect of obesity status, P < 1.151 × 10−4. BHBA, β-hydroxybutyrate; DHEA-S, dehydroisoandrosterone sulfate.

2

Mixed-effects linear regression model adjusted for age, sex, and Tanner stage (ln metabolite).