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. 2019 Oct 17;13:1177932219882961. doi: 10.1177/1177932219882961

Table 2.

SMK had indications of disrupted energy metabolism.

Biochemical name Fold of change (plasma)
Fold of change (urine)
SMK
P value SMK
P value MSC
P value SMK
P value SMK
P value MSC
P value
NTC MSC NTC NTC MSC NTC
Glycolysis
 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) 0.9 .034 0.93 .184 0.97 .312 1.32 .026 1.18 .268 1.12 .199
 Pyruvate 1.04 .856 1.03 .850 1.01 .991 0.77 .021 0.72 .003 1.08 .501
 Lactate 1.09 .148 1.04 .409 1.04 .625 1.62 .046 1.1 .750 1.47 .006
 Glucose 1.07 .503 0.97 .459 1.1 .067 1.76 .169 0.96 .720 1.84 .061
TCA cycle
 Citrate 0.9 .018 0.97 .691 0.92 .077 0.9 .255 0.96 .858 0.94 .379
 Succinylcarnitine 0.94 .390 1.01 .943 0.93 .329 0.82 .004 0.83 .028 0.99 .688
 2-methylcitrate 0.78 .006 0.84 .078 0.93 .365
 Itaconate 0.84 .044 0.82 .064 1.03 .995
 Succinate 0.92 .292 0.87 .112 1.06 .570 0.71 .099 0.7 .028 1.01 .698
 Malate 0.83 .094 0.94 .917 0.88 .151 1.21 .560 0.94 .257 1.29 .057
NADH/NADPH metabolism
 Nicotinate 2.04 .002 2.04 .001 1 .724
 Quinolinate 0.77 .012 0.77 .125 1 .503
 Trigonelline (N’-methylnicotinate) 1.25 .293 1.4 .049 0.89 .319 1.74 .019 1.7 .006 1.02 .617
 Nicotinamide 0.93 .690 0.92 .417 1.01 .721 0.86 .099 0.82 .014 1.05 .508

The statistical significance P < .05 is highlighted by shaded fold of change values; bolded fold of change values indicates .05 < P < .1. Abbreviations: MSC, moist snuff consumers; NADH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NADPH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NTC, non-tobacco consumers; SMK, cigarette smokers; TCA cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle.