Table 2.

Unadjusted Comparison of Selected Plasma Metabolites Between Obese and Nonobese HIV-Positive Subjects

Variable	Obese (n = 35)	Nonobese (n = 35)	p
BCAA (μM)
Isoleucine	55.7 (50.8–64.0)	51.7 (46.6–63.3)	.26
Leucine	105.3 (87.8–115.6)	95.2 (84.0–113.8)	.42
Valine	185.6 (160.7–210.0)	171.7 (142.1–204.6)	.10
Aromatic amino acids (μM)
Phenylalanine	41.7 (38.0–46.7)	40.5 (34.5–46.0)	.32
Tyrosine	49.6 (43.0–55.0)	42.9 (34.0–52.6)	.03
BCAA metabolism acylcarnitines (μM)
Propionyl (C3)	0.32 (0.24–0.40)	0.29 (0.22–0.33)	.45
Isovaleryl (C5)	0.069 (0.050–0.087)	0.051 (0.040–0.077)	.10
2-Methylbutyryl (C5)	0.034 (0.025–0.042)	0.027 (0.023–0.035)	.12

Metabolites are shown as median values with IQR. p-Values <.05 are shown in bold.

BCAA, branched-chain amino acids.