Table 6. Pearson correlation coefficients between the detected parameters in urine samples of the AM affected horses.
| MCPG isomer A | MCPG isomer B | MCPF-glycine | MCPF-carnitine | Hypoglycin A | MCPA-glycine | MCPA-carnitine | isobutyryl-carnitine | butyryl-carnitine | isovaleryl-carnitine | valeryl-carnitine | valeryl-glycine | hexanoyl-carnitine | hexanoyl-glycine | octanoyl-carnitine | decenoyl-carnitine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCPG isomer A |
1.00000 | 0.43 0.1273 |
-0.13 0.6470 |
-0.30 0.2947 |
-0.06 0.8291 |
0.23 0.4311 |
0.41 0.1423 |
-0.14 0.6384 |
0.22 0.4581 |
0.18 0.5459 |
0.32 0.2691 |
0.06 0.8353 |
0.24 0.4144 |
0.20 0.4961 |
0.28825 0.3176 |
0.13 0.6519 |
| MCPG isomer B |
0.43 0.1273 |
1.00000 | -0.46 0.0950 |
0.25 0.3883 |
-0.18 0.5473 |
-0.28 0.3284 |
0.29 0.3177 |
0.23 0.4359 |
0.12 0.6750 |
0.04 0.8823 |
0.29 0.3181 |
-0.34 0.2346 |
0.10 0.7348 |
-0.21 0.4705 |
0.11 0.6980 |
0.08 0.7832 |
| MCPF-glycine | -0.13 0.6470 |
-0.46 0.0950 |
1.00000 | -0.49 0.0787 |
0.12 0.6722 |
0.59 0.0267 |
-0.38 0.1793 |
-0.64 0.0136 |
-0.57 0.0302 |
-0.46 0.0960 |
-0.43 0.1295 |
0.70 0.0049 |
-0.33 0.2503 |
0.42 0.1389 |
-0.11 0.7050 |
0.14 0.6353 |
| MCPF-carnitine | -0.30 0.2947 |
0.25 0.3883 |
-0.49 0.0787 |
1.00000 | 0.36 0.2030 |
-0.32 0.2583 |
0.45 0.1052 |
0.69 0.0068 |
0.37 0.1955 |
0.39 0.1639 |
0.52 0.0549 |
-0.41 0.1458 |
0.48 0.0823 |
-0.16 0.5819 |
0.28 0.3381 |
0.22 0.4589 |
| Hypoglycin A | -0.06 0.8291 |
-0.18 0.5473 |
0.12 0.6722 |
0.36 0.2030 |
1.00000 | 0.41 0.1479 |
0.25 0.3962 |
0.04 0.9015 |
-0.02 0.9255 |
0.03 0.9244 |
0.31 0.2798 |
0.20 0.4895 |
0.15 0.6185 |
0.38 0.1802 |
0.04 0.9028 |
0.03 0.9231 |
| MCPA-glycine | 0.23 0.4311 |
-0.28 0.3284 |
0.59 0.0267 |
-0.32 0.2583 |
0.41 0.1479 |
1.00000 | 0.38 0.1823 |
-0.52 0.0588 |
-0.03 0.9317 |
0.15 0.6004 |
0.33 0.2434 |
0.89 < .0001 |
0.32 0.2610 |
0.85 0.0001 |
0.48 0.0836 |
0.55 0.0429 |
| MCPA-carnitine | 0.41 0.1423 |
0.29 0.3177 |
-0.38 0.1793 |
0.45 0.1052 |
0.25 0.3962 |
0.38 0.1823 |
1.00000 | 0.22 0.4581 |
0.73 0.0027 |
0.81 0.0004 |
0.97 < .0001 |
0.13506 0.6453 |
0.91 < .0001 |
0.46 0.0942 |
0.84 0.0001 |
0.67 0.0090 |
| isobutyryl-carnitine | -0.14 0.6384 |
0.23 0.4359 |
-0.64 0.0136 |
0.69 0.0068 |
0.04 0.9015 |
-0.52 0.0588 |
0.22 0.4581 |
1.00000 | 0.33 0.2514 |
0.31 0.2868 |
0.20 0.4904 |
-0.49 0.0748 |
0.37 0.1918 |
-0.52 0.0553 |
0.14 0.6200 |
-0.09 0.7623 |
| butyryl-carnitine | 0.22 0.4581 |
0.12 0.6750 |
-0.58 0.0302 |
0.37 0.1955 |
-0.03 0.9255 |
-0.03 0.9317 |
0.73 0.0027 |
0.33 0.2514 |
1.00000 | 0.94 < .0001 |
0.65 0.0121 |
-0.18 0.5430 |
0.73 0.0027 |
0.15 0.6113 |
0.56 0.0356 |
0.30 0.3034 |
| isovaleryl-carnitine | 0.18 0.5459 |
0.04 0.8823 |
-0.46 0.0960 |
0.39 0.1639 |
0.03 0.9244 |
0.15 0.6004 |
0.81 0.0004 |
0.31 0.2868 |
0.94 < .0001 |
1.00000 | 0.73 0.0028 |
0.02 0.9437 |
0.82 0.0004 |
0.25 0.3887 |
0.66 0.0103 |
0.42 0.1306 |
| valeryl-carnitine | 0.32 0.2691 |
0.29 0.3181 |
-0.43 0.1295 |
0.52 0.0549 |
0.31 0.2798 |
0.33 0.2434 |
0.97 < .0001 |
0.20 0.4904 |
0.65 0.0121 |
0.73 0.0028 |
1.00000 | 0.05 0.8532 |
0.85 0.0001 |
0.44 0.1146 |
0.78 0.0010 |
0.64 0.0139 |
| valeryl-glycine | 0.06 0.8353 |
-0.34 0.2346 |
0.70 0.0049 |
-0.41 0.1458 |
0.20 0.4895 |
0.89 < .0001 |
0.14 0.6453 |
-0.49 0.0748 |
-0.18 0.5430 |
0.02 0.9437 |
0.05 0.8532 |
1.00000 | 0.21 0.4725 |
0.76 0.0017 |
0.41 0.1510 |
0.55 0.0421 |
| hexanoyl-carnitine | 0.24 0.4144 |
0.10 0.7348 |
-0.33 0.2503 |
0.48 0.0823 |
0.15 0.6185 |
0.32 0.2610 |
0.91 < .0001 |
0.37 0.1918 |
0.73 0.0027 |
0.82 0.0004 |
0.85 0.0001 |
0.21 0.47 |
1.00000 | 0.43 0.1274 |
0.94 < .0001 |
0.76 0.0016 |
| hexanoyl-glycine | 0.20 0.4961 |
-0.21 0.4705 |
0.42 0.1389 |
-0.16 0.5819 |
0.38 0.1802 |
0.85 0.0001 |
0.46 0.0942 |
-0.52 0.0553 |
0.15 0.6113 |
0.25 0.3887 |
0.44 0.1146 |
0.76 0.0017 |
0.43 0.1274 |
1.00000 | 0.56 0.0357 |
0.68 0.0075 |
| octanoyl-carnitine | 0.29 0.3176 |
0.11 0.6980 |
-0.11 0.7050 |
0.28 0.3381 |
0.04 0.9028 |
0.48 0.0836 |
0.85 0.0001 |
0.15 0.6200 |
0.56 0.0356 |
0.66 0.0103 |
0.78 0.0010 |
0.40 0.1510 |
0.94 < .0001 |
0.56 0.0357 |
1.00000 | 0.91 < .0001 |
| decenoyl-carnitine | 0.13 0.6519 |
0.08 0.7832 |
0.14 0.6353 |
0.22 0.4589 |
0.03 0.9231 |
0.55 0.0429 |
0.67 0.0090 |
-0.09 0.7623 |
0.30 0.3034 |
0.42 0.1306 |
0.64 0.0139 |
0.55 0.0421 |
0.76 0.0016 |
0.68 0.0075 |
0.91 < .0001 |
1.00000 |
significant differences in t-tests are shown as bold/italic P-values (P < 0.05) in every column below the correlation coefficient; grey-coloured columns show the correlations between the acyl glycines and acyl carnitine