Table 5.
Correlations between phenolic acid metabolite excretion and plasma biomarkers.
| DHCA-3′-sulfate | VA-gly | FA-4′-sulfate | DHFA-4′-sulfate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCys | ||||
| rs | ns | *0.388 | ns | ns |
| p | 0.018 | |||
| CysGly | ||||
| rs | *− 0.340 | ns | ns | *− 0.345 |
| p | 0.037 | 0.034 | ||
| Insulin | ||||
| rs | *0.328 | **0.417 | ||
| p | 0.044 | ns | 0.009 | ns |
rs: Spearman’s coefficient; p ≤ 0.05*, p ≤ 0.01**. N = 36. Sum of all metabolites, FA-gly and DHFA showed no correlations with plasma biomarkers. Cys, GSH, uric acid and glucose showed no correlations with phenolic metabolites.