Table 3.

The summary table with variable identity, VIP and p value.

Groups for Comparison		Marker’ Name	VIP Value	p Value
CG4–6 years vs. MCG12 years	CG4–6 years	α-linolenic acid	1.23	<0.001
		9-octadecenoic acid	2.17	<0.001
		linoleic acid	2.57	<0.001
		panaxydol	1.49	<0.001
	MCG12 years	24-hydroxyoleanolic acid	4.13	<0.001
		ginsenoside F3	2.15	<0.001
		palmitoleic acid	1.54	0.037
CG4–6 years vs. MCG20 years	MCG20 years	ginsenoside Re1	1.60	<0.001
		ginsenoside Re2	1.75	<0.001
		ginsenoside Rs1	1.59	<0.001
		malonylginsenoside Rb2	4.10	<0.001
		ginsenoside Rf	1.83	<0.001
		isomer of malonylginsenoside Rb1	2.30	<0.001
		quinquenoside R1	1.21	<0.001
	CG4-6 years	ginsenoside Ro	1.39	0.017
		isomer of ginsenoside Ro	2.31	0.022
		12,13,15-trihydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid	1.25	0.003
		linoleic acid	7.08	<0.001
		9-octadecenoic acid	3.45	<0.001
		α-linolenic acid	1.86	<0.001
		panaxydol	1.12	<0.001
MCG12 years vs. MCG20 years	MCG12 years	palmitoleic acid	2.07	<0.001
		24-hydroxyoleanolic acid	3.26	<0.001
	MCG20 years	ginsenoside Re1	1.16	0.002
		ginsenoside Rs1	1.89	0.024
		malonylginsenoside Rb2	2.76	0.026
		ginsenoside Re2	1.60	<0.001
		isomer of malonylginsenoside-Rb1	3.87	<0.001