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. 2020 Jun 10;112(2):268–283. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa131

TABLE 2.

Top 20 validated WD metabolites in fully adjusted models in the WHI-HT1

βWD (SE) Regression coefficient, βWD continuous 1 SD (SE) P
Metabolite HMDB ID Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4 Continuous FDR continuous
C14:0 CE HMDB06725 Reference −0.08 (0.08) −0.25 (0.09) −0.56 (0.14) −0.52 (0.07) 1.11 × 10−10 6.48 × 10−9
C16:1 CE HMDB00658 Reference −0.02 (0.08) −0.23 (0.09) −0.49 (0.14) −0.53 (0.07) 7.47 × 10−11 6.48 × 10−9
C20:5 CE HMDB06731 Reference −0.10 (0.08) −0.22 (0.09) −0.33 (0.14) −0.45 (0.07) 3.09 × 10−8 1.20 × 10−6
Docosatrienoic acid HMDB02823 Reference 0.16 (0.08) 0.29 (0.10) 0.44 (0.14) 0.44 (0.08) 1.00 × 10−7 2.35 × 10−6
C36:5 PC HMDB07890 Reference −0.15 (0.08) −0.26 (0.09) −0.31 (0.14) −0.43 (0.07) 9.08 × 108 2.35 × 10−6
Eicosapentaenoate HMDB01999 Reference −0.24 (0.08) −0.29 (0.09) −0.53 (0.14) −0.43 (0.07) 1.86 × 10−7 3.64 × 10−6
Tetradecanedioate HMDB00872 Reference −0.06 (0.08) −0.09 (0.09) −0.20 (0.14) −0.41 (0.07) 2.52 × 10−7 4.22 × 10−6
C34:0 PS HMDB12356 Reference −0.13 (0.08) −0.22 (0.09) −0.21 (0.14) −0.42 (0.07) 4.19 × 10−7 6.13 × 106
C32:1 PC HMDB07873 Reference −0.04 (0.08) −0.18 (0.09) −0.32 (0.13) −0.39 (0.07) 1.04 × 10−6 1.22 × 10−5
Proline betaine HMDB04827 Reference −0.13 (0.08) −0.16 (0.09) −0.45 (0.14) −0.40 (0.07) 1.02 × 106 1.22 × 105
C22:6 LPC HMDB10404 Reference −0.20 (0.08) −0.29 (0.09) −0.45 (0.13) −0.38 (0.07) 2.08 × 10−6 2.21 × 10−5
C40:10 PC HMDB08511 Reference −0.13 (0.08) −0.21 (0.09) −0.29 (0.14) −0.38 (0.07) 2.51 × 106 2.45 × 105
DHA DHA Reference −0.20 (0.08) −0.28 (0.09) −0.49 (0.14) −0.38 (0.07) 4.33 × 10−6 3.62 × 105
C38:6 PC HMDB07991 Reference −0.10 (0.08) −0.14 (0.09) −0.22 (0.14) −0.37 (0.07) 4.14 × 106 3.62 × 10−5
C32:1 PC plasmalogen-A HMDB13404 Reference −0.05 (0.08) −0.15 (0.09) −0.22 (0.14) −0.36 (0.07) 1.09 × 10−5 8.50 × 10−5
N-methylproline NA Reference −0.06 (0.08) −0.10 (0.09) −0.37 (0.14) −0.36 (0.08) 1.41 × 10−5 0.0001
C4-OH carnitine HMDB13127 Reference 0.03 (0.08) 0.23 (0.09) 0.40 (0.13) 0.34 (0.07) 1.60 × 10−5 0.0001
Eicosanedioate NA Reference 0.07 (0.08) 0.23 (0.10) 0.31 (0.14) 0.35 (0.08) 2.13 × 105 0.0001
C36:4 PE plasmalogen HMDB11442 Reference −0.01 (0.09) 0.12 (0.10) 0.38 (0.14) 0.35 (0.08) 3.10 × 105 0.0002
C18:2 SM NA Reference 0.11 (0.08) 0.21 (0.10) 0.35 (0.14) 0.34 (0.08) 5.05 × 105 0.0003
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Single metabolite linear regression models for each metabolite (outcome) with respect to the Western standardized dietary score (WD), the primary exposure, while adjusting for age, BMI, batch, ethnicity, enrollment time, energy intake, exercise, case-control status, smoking (current vs. past/never), income (<Inline graphic34,999 vs. ≥Inline graphic34,999), education, and medication use at baseline (aspirin, statin, hypertension medications, diabetes medications). CE, cholesteryl ester; FDR, false discovery rate; HMDB, Human Metabolome Database; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; NA, not available; PC, phosphatidylcholine; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PS, phosphatidylserine; SM, sphingomyelin; WD, Western dietary pattern; WHI-HT, Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trial.