Table 3.
Correlations between cord blood metabolite concentrations and maternal metabolite concentrations at baseline and delivery.
| Metabolite | Baseline | Delivery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | P-value | R | P-value | |
| 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5meTHF) | 0.58 | 0.0079 | 0.44 | 0.04 |
| Betaine | 0.11 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 0.75 |
| Choline | 0.12 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.011 |
| dimethylglycine (DMG) | 0.10 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 1.4 × 10–4 |
| Homocysteine | 0.69 | 7.8 × 10−4 | 0.69 | 0.0013 |
| Methionine | −0.09 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.077 |
| red blood cell (RBC) folate | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.88 |
| S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) | 0.4 | 0.88 | 0.60 | 0.003 |
| S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) | 0.49 | 0.027 | 0.14 | 0.53 |
| SAM/SAH | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| Serum Folate | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) | 0.78 | 4.48 × 10−5 | 0.74 | 8.62 × 10−5 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0.00 |