Fig. 1.

Correlation clustering using amino acid profile, metabolic and anthropometric variables. Clamps present hierarchical clustering of the variables. AAA aromatic amino acids, ADI adiponectin, BCAA branched chain amino acids, BCAA_AAA summary concentration of BCAA and AAA, BMI body mass index, DIAS diastolic blood pressure, FG fasting glucose, FFM fat free body mass, FM fat body mass, FM% percentage of body fat, IM intima media, LEP leptin, LEP/ADI leptin-to-adiponectin ratio, Leu_IV shortened leucine ratio, Leu_IVPTT leucine ratio, SYS systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides, Trp_LIVTyr tryptophan ratio, TyrPhe_LIVTrp tyrosine ratio, WC waist circumference, WtHr waist-to-height ratio, IR = (-)1 × QUICKI