Table 2.

Correlations between BCAAs and cardiometabolic risk factors.

Variables	BCAAs	L-Leu	L-Ile	L-Val
Age	0.083	0.079	0.070	0.066
Ln (waist circumference)	0.219∗	0.215∗	0.212∗	0.176∗
BMI	0.169∗	0.148∗	0.145∗	0.160∗
SBP	−0.002	−0.014	−0.012	0.02
DBP	−0.032	−0.033	−0.025	−0.021
Ln (FPG)	0.260∗	0.215∗	0.216∗	0.249∗
HbA1c	0.164∗	0.125∗	0.139∗	0.181∗
TC	0.005	0.007	0.04	0.032
Ln (TG)	0.264∗	0.234∗	0.230∗	0.240∗
Ln (HDL-C)	−0.268∗	−0.255∗	−0.281∗	−0.206∗
LDL-C	0.017	0.050	0.032	−0.016
UA	0.213∗	0.217∗	0.221∗	0.154∗
eGFR	−0.062	−0.089	−0.079	0.033
MS components	0.223∗	0.194∗	0.203∗	0.197∗
CVD risk score	0.204∗	0.198∗	0.240∗	0.144∗

Notes. ^∗ P < 0.01. Data that were not normally distributed were Napierian logarithmically transformed before analysis. BCAAs: branched-chain amino acids; MS: metabolic system; CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; UA: uric acid; e-GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; L-Leu: L-leucine; L-Ile: L-isoleucine; and L-Val: L-valine.