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. 2019 Mar 25;9:5053. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-41449-x

Table 3.

Significant associations of metabolites with weight and height in the meta-analysis and the corresponding results from the linear regression models in each study/follow-up.

Inlcuded in Meta-Analysis
Metabolite N Estimate p-value N Estimate p-value N Estimate p-value N Estimate p-value N Estimate p-value
WEIGHT CHOP 5.5 years CHOP 8 years UBCS 8 years GINI/LISA 10 years Meta-Analysis
SM C32:2 353 6.51E + 00 1.95E − 09 171 5.82E + 00 2.06E − 01 326 1.50E + 01 1.91E − 18 251 1.01E + 01 1.25E − 04 748 9.75E + 00 1.60E − 18
Tyr 388 2.08E − 02 1.00E + 00 354 1.42E − 01 3.10E − 05 401 8.84E − 02 3.26E − 06 249 5.88E − 02 1.00E + 00 1004 9.05E − 02 9.43E − 10
NEFA 12:0 180 −5.46E − 02 1.00E + 00 338 −4.67E − 01 1.00E + 00 398 −1.70E − 01 5.20E − 01 207 −2.51E − 01 1.00E + 00 943 −2.39E − 01 4.38E − 05
Val 388 4.82E − 03 1.00E + 00 355 3.07E − 02 1.31E − 01 402 1.94E − 02 6.31E − 02 249 1.68E − 02 1.00E + 00 1006 2.18E − 02 8.53E − 05
PCae C36:2 392 5.92E − 03 1.00E + 00 155 −4.11E − 01 2.25E − 01 402 −2.17E − 01 1.00E + 00 251 −3.18E − 01 1.00E + 00 808 −3.28E − 01 1.13E − 04
Carn 393 7.11E − 02 3.35E − 02 355 5.44E − 02 1.82E − 01 401 1.54E − 01 2.07E − 03 190 2.24E − 01 1.00E + 00 946 6.80E − 02 8.70E − 04
LPC C18:2 393 3.98E − 03 1.00E + 00 355 −8.27E − 02 3.32E − 01 402 2.25E − 02 1.00E + 00 251 −2.06E − 01 6.59E − 02 1008 −9.02E − 02 1.00E − 03
LPC C16:1 393 4.13E − 01 1.00E + 00 355 4.04E − 01 1.00E + 00 401 2.44E + 00 5.11E − 05 251 1.62E + 00 1.00E + 00 1007 9.65E − 01 1.32E − 03
Leu 388 6.84E − 03 1.00E + 00 355 5.94E − 02 3.78E − 01 402 3.16E − 02 7.37E − 01 249 3.06E − 02 1.00E + 00 1006 3.77E − 02 1.98E − 03
Asp 386 1.20E − 01 1.00E + 00 355 9.80E − 02 1.00E + 00 364 1.53E − 01 5.56E − 01 248 1.10E − 01 1.00E + 00 967 1.18E − 01 3.06E − 03
Cit 388 −2.97E − 02 1.00E + 00 355 −1.63E − 01 1.60E − 01 402 −6.11E − 02 1.00E + 00 249 −8.99E − 02 1.00E + 00 1006 −9.78E − 02 3.15E − 03
PCaa C34:4 393 1.09E + 00 4.23E − 02 305 1.11E + 00 1.00E + 00 402 1.52E + 00 2.44E − 04 251 6.27E − 01 1.00E + 00 958 1.14E + 00 5.28E − 03
PCaa C38:3 393 2.93E − 02 1.00E + 00 167 2.72E − 02 1.00E + 00 401 1.10E − 01 1.19E − 02 251 9.45E − 02 1.00E + 00 819 8.07E − 02 9.11E − 03
PCae C34:1 393 2.47E − 02 1.00E + 00 355 −2.96E − 01 1.00E + 00 402 −1.11E − 01 1.00E + 00 251 −4.86E − 01 1.00E + 00 1008 −2.89E − 01 1.67E − 02
Gln 388 −2.78E − 03 1.00E + 00 354 −7.03E − 03 3.23E − 01 401 −6.16E − 04 1.00E + 00 220 −8.78E − 03 1.00E + 00 975 −5.97E − 03 2.07E − 02
NEFA 24:0 168 −3.14E + 00 1.00E + 00 339 −7.75E + 00 1.00E + 00 399 −8.84E − 01 1.00E + 00 206 −1.69E + 01 7.44E − 01 944 −8.12E + 00 2.43E − 02
Phe 388 9.45E − 03 1.00E + 00 354 7.03E − 02 1.00E + 00 402 4.76E − 02 1.00E + 00 249 5.62E − 02 1.00E + 00 1005 5.72E − 02 2.51E − 02
PCae C34:3 393 6.77E − 02 1.00E + 00 355 −2.53E − 01 1.00E + 00 402 3.25E − 02 1.00E + 00 251 −6.20E − 01 2.61E − 01 1008 −2.38E − 01 3.23E − 02
PCaa C38:4 393 1.02E − 02 1.00E + 00 184 2.45E − 02 1.00E + 00 400 −1.95E − 02 1.00E + 00 251 3.39E − 02 1.00E + 00 837 2.77E − 02 3.24E − 02
HEIGHT CHOP 5.5 years CHOP 8 years Ulm 8 years GINI/LISA 10 years Meta-Analysis
NEFA 12:0 178 −9.02E − 02 1.00E + 00 337 −3.13E − 01 1.00E + 00 398 −2.17E − 01 6.54E − 02 208 −1.34E − 01 1.00E + 00 943 −2.00E − 01 4.97E − 04
Tyr 387 −6.45E − 03 1.00E + 00 353 6.26E − 02 1.00E + 00 401 6.99E − 02 7.49E − 03 250 1.92E − 03 1.00E + 00 1004 4.49E − 02 2.63E − 02
Thr 387 1.19E − 02 1.00E + 00 354 1.95E − 02 1.00E + 00 402 2.91E − 02 4.17E − 01 250 1.24E − 02 1.00E + 00 1006 2.36E − 02 3.76E − 02

Results are from multivariate linear models regressing the weight and height on the metabolite, adjusted for sex and age. The meta-analysis is based on the CHOP 8 years, UBCS and GINIplus/LISA infants. P-values were Bonferroni corrected. Abbreviations: Carn, acylcarnitine; LPC, lyso-phosphatidylcholine; NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids; PCaa, diacyl-phosphatidylcholine; PCae, alkl-acyl-phosphatidylcholine; SM, sphingomyelin.