Table 4.

Correlations between metabolic parameters and short chain fatty acids at all time points^a

	TC	HDL	LDL	N-HDL	TG	TC:HDL	TG:HDL	Glucose	Insulin	HOMA	CRP	Age	BMI	WC
Total SCFAs	-0.22*	-0.001	-0.24*	-0.24*	-0.09	-0.13	-0.05	0.12	0.16	0.16	-0.12	-0.33**	-0.16	-0.25**
Acetate	-0.18*	0.04	-0.24**	-0.22*	-0.03	-0.12	-0.004	0.13	0.18*	0.19*	-0.14	-0.24**	-0.16	-0.23**
Butyrate	-0.27**	0.01	-0.30**	-0.29**	-0.12	-0.17*	-0.07	0.05	0.08	0.08	-0.08	-0.31**	-0.18**	-0.25**
Propionate	-0.25**	-0.08	-0.22**	-0.22*	-0.08	-0.12	-0.04	0.17*	0.20*	0.21*	0.05	-0.39**	0.07	-0.10

^aPearson coefficients were used for total SCFAs, acetate, butyrate; spearman coefficients were used for propionate, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, and hs-CRP; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; N-HDL, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment-estimated insulin resistance; CRP, C-reactive protein; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference. ^* P < 0.05, ^** P < 0.01