Table 2.

Median (10th percentile, 90th percentile) percentage differences in mean metabolite concentrations by age and sex within metabolite class in the PRÄVENT cohort (n = 108).

		Metabolite Categories
		Acylcarnitines	AA and Biogenic Amines	Sphingolipids	Glycerophospholipids	Hexoses
		(n = 13)	(n = 28)	(n = 14)	(n = 77)	(n = 1)
Characteristic	n (%)	% difference in median (10th, 90th percentile)				% difference
Sex
Male	39 (36.1%)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	69 (63.9%)	−6.0 (−9.6, 1.8)	0.8 (−2.7, 6.7)	−3.2 (−9.7, 4.1)	−1.2 (−12.0, 12.7)	−1.3
Age
Below median	55 (50.9%)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Above median	53 (49.1%)	6.3 (−1.8, 10.4)	−2.7 (−6.1, −0.1)	−3.8 (−8.5, 7.2)	−2.7 (−16.9, 4.9)	−1.3

AA: Amino acids.