Table 2.

Pearson correlation coefficients (r) and p-values (p) for significant (p < 0.05, VIP > 1) metabolites for each variable for women and men.

Body fat percentage	r	p	BMI value	r	p
Women
Serine	−0.45	0.0015	Serine	−0.36	0.012
Creatine	0.31	0.034
Hip circumference	r	p	Waist circumference	r	p	Waist:Hip ratio	r	p
Serine	−0.40	0.0049	Serine	−0.49	<0.001	Serine	−0.38	0.0090
Pyruvate	0.30	0.043	Myo-Inositol	−0.36	0.012	Myo-Inositol	−0.31	0.032
AEE DLW			Strenuous PA	r	p
Myo-Inositol	−0.34	0.021	Glutamine	−0.37	0.011
Acetoacetate	0.31	0.036	Creatine	−0.32	0.030
			Phenylalanine	−0.32	0.030
			Carnitine	−0.29	0.045
Men
Pyruvate	0.41	0.015	Tyrosine	0.48	0.013
Creatine	0.37	0.026	Carnitine	0.37	0.028
Arginine	0.36	0.036	3-Hydroxybutyrate	−0.36	0.032
Waist circumference	r	p	Waist:Hip ratio	r	p
Methyl succinate	0.40	0.017	Glycine	−0.47	0.0049
Pyruvate	0.37	0.031	Arginine	0.46	0.0059
Arginine	0.34	0.042	Pyruvate	0.36	0.033
AEE DLW			Moderate PA	r	p	Strenuous PA	r	p
Carnitine	0.42	0.011	Carnitine	0.41	0.013	Glycine	0.48	0.024
Lactate	0.42	0.012	Lactate	0.37	0.017	Taurine	−0.35	0.043
Lysine	0.40	0.018	Methionine	0.32	0.048	Acetate	0.35	0.048

Abbreviations are as follows in alphabetical order: AEE_DLW, activity energy expenditure; BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity.