Table 3.
Results from Paired t Tests Testing Differences in Plasma Concentrations of Phosphatidylcholines Between Age, Sex, and Height-Matched Cases (low muscle quality) and Controls (high muscle quality)
| Metabolite | Difference (case–control) | p Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C16:0 | −4.59 | .365 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C16:1 | −0.33 | .038 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C17:0 | −0.18 | .129 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C18:0 | −1.79 | .339 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C18:1 | −2.92 | .026# |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C18:2 | −4.17 | .075 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C20:3 | −0.18 | .262 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C20:4 | −0.76 | .182 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine acyl C28:1 | −0.01 | .335 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C28:1 | 0.06 | .629 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C30:0 | −0.32 | .101 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C30:2 | −0.005 | .898 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C32:0 | −0.17 | .814 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C32:1 | −1.85 | .134 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C32:2 | −0.70 | .031 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C32:3 | −0.06 | .137 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C34:1 | −8.60 | .302 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C34:2 | 0.49 | .979 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C34:3 | −2.12 | .025 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C34:4 | −0.26 | .057 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:0 | 0.05 | .793 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:1 | −0.43 | .800 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:2 | −1.01 | .922 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:3 | −3.95 | .505 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:4 | −6.42 | .532 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:5 | −1.71 | .540 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:6 | −0.09 | .242 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:0 | 0.11 | .508 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:1 | −0.07 | .532 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:3 | 1.95 | .262 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:4 | 0.48 | .942 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:5 | −1.62 | .540 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:6 | 3.89 | .448 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:2 | −0.09 | .101 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:3 | −0.08 | .06 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:4 | 0.01 | .959 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:5 | 0.34 | .442 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:6 | 2.47 | .138 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:0 | −0.03 | .275 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:1 | −0.005 | .715 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:2 | −0.01 | .403 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:4 | −0.03 | .055 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:5 | −0.01 | .614 |
| Phosphatidylcholine diacyl C42:6 | 0.01 | .637 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C30:0 | −0.02 | .248 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C30:2 | −0.006 | .330 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C32:1 | −0.05 | .647 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C32:2 | −0.04 | .282 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C34:0 | −0.07 | .335 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C34:1 | −0.74 | .052 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C34:2 | −1.00 | .099 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C34:3 | −0.75 | .157 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:0 | −0.01 | .715 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:1 | −0.74 | .064 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:2 | −1.34 | .052 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:3 | −0.51 | .175 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:4 | 0.19 | .834 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:5 | −0.01 | .989 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:0 | −0.08 | .581 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:1 | −0.45 | .082 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:2 | −0.47 | .064 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:3 | −0.75 | .068 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:4 | −0.54 | .369 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:5 | −0.22 | .795 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C38:6 | 0.18 | .674 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:1 | −0.06 | .361 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:2 | −0.25 | .022 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:3 | −0.53 | .053 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:4 | −0.36 | .033 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:5 | −0.44 | .046 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:6 | −0.04 | .849 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:1 | −0.04 | .074 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:2 | −0.04 | .184 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:3 | −0.08 | .024 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:4 | −0.09 | .033 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:5 | −0.19 | .054 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C44:3 | −0.01 | .076 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C44:4 | −0.03 | .010 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C44:5 | −0.07 | .256 |
| Phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C44:6 | −0.05 | .385 |
| Hydroxysphingomyelin C16:1 | 0.04 | .840 |
| Hydroxysphingomyelin C22:1 | 0.01 | .974 |
| Hydroxysphingomyelin C22:2 | 0.06 | .855 |
| Hydroxysphingomyelin C24:1 | 0.11 | .680 |
| Sphingomyelin C16:0 | −0.87 | .820 |
| Sphingomyelin C16:1 | 0.06 | .917 |
| Sphingomyelin C18:0 | 0.83 | .292 |
| Sphingomyelin C18:1 | 0.19 | .671 |
| Sphingomyelin C20:2 | −0.05 | .241 |
| Sphingomyelin C22:3 | −0.46 | .292 |
| Sphingomyelin C24:0 | 0.57 | .398 |
| Sphingomyelin C24:1 | −0.13 | .920 |
| Sphingomyelin C26:0 | 0.002 | .721 |
| Sphingomyelin C26:1 | −0.01 | .572 |
# p values after log transformation.