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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Nov 8;181:80–85.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.019

Table 2 (online only).

Comparison of acylcarnitines measured in preterm births with and without necrotizing enterocolitis: Model Development Cohort.

Acylcarnitine (nmol/mL) No NEC
Mean (SD)
NEC
Mean (SD)
z = P Value





log C2 3.27 (0.29) 3.25 (0.33) -1.57 0.12
log C3 0.69 (0.43) 0.77 (0.53) 5.36 <.001
log C3DC -2.56 (0.33) -2.71 (0.33) -12.10 <.001
log C4 -1.29 (0.53) -0.96 (0.52) 17.98 <.001
log C5 -1.80 (0.60) -1.09 (0.58) 29.35 <.001
log C5:1 -3.30 (0.60) -3.12 (0.57) 7.63 <.001
log C5DC -2.30 (0.38) -2.38 (0.41) -5.63 <.001
log C6 -2.67 (0.59) -2.70 (0.60) -1.58 0.11
log C8 -2.63 (0.60) -2.47 (0.64) 6.66 <.001
log C8:1 -2.19 (0.59) -2.10 (0.73) 3.27 0.001
log C10 -2.55 (0.59) -2.82 (0.65) -11.38 <.001
log C10:1 -2.82 (0.59) -2.68 (0.74) 5.49 <.001
log C12 -1.87 (0.55) -2.35 (0.60) -21.85 <.001
log C14 -1.56 (0.46) -1.86 (0.49) -16.87 <.001
log C14:1 -2.11 (0.55) -2.37 (0.53) -12.51 <.001
log C16 0.78 (0.44) 0.33 (0.44) -20.28 <.001
log C16:1 -1.74 (0.54) -2.11 (0.58) -17.41 <.001
log C18 -0.29 (0.36) -0.35 (0.36) -4.27 <.001
log C18:1 0.06 (0.34) -0.08 (0.36) -10.89 <.001
log C18:1OH -3.54 (0.62) -3.59 (0.60) -1.80 0.07
log FC 3.77 (0.40) 4.00 (0.46) 14.08 <.001
log FC/(C16+C18:1)a 2.58 (0.45) 3.13 (0.46) 29.82 <.001
log C3/C2a -2.58 (0.38) -2.48 (0.43) 7.34 <.001

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.

a

Ratio of acylcarnitine measurements in nmol/mL.