Table 4.
Spearman Correlation Coefficients (ρ) between 12 Replicated Metabolites
| indole-3-propanoic acid | C24:0 LPC | C34:2 PE plasmalogen | C36:5 PE plasmalogen | C38:5 PE plasmalogen | cotinine | hydroxyproline | N-methyl proline | proline betaine | 1,7-dimethyluric acid | C22:6 LPE | DHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indole-3-propanoic acid | 1 | |||||||||||
| C24:0 LPC | 0.101a | 1 | ||||||||||
| C34:2 PE plasmalogen | −0.059 | 0.022 | 1 | |||||||||
| C36:5 PE plasmalogen | −0.075a | −0.053 | 0.900a | 1 | ||||||||
| C38:5 PE plasmalogen | −0.084a | −0.039 | 0.913a | 0.942a | 1 | |||||||
| cotinine | −0.181a | −0.049 | 0.376a | 0.376a | 0.400a | 1 | ||||||
| hydroxyproline | −0.116a | −0.089a | 0.750a | 0.769a | 0.759a | 0.487a | 1 | |||||
| N-methyl proline | 0.052 | 0.045 | 0.421a | 0.407a | 0.392a | 0.175a | 0.428a | 1 | ||||
| proline betaine | 0.048 | 0.025 | 0.411a | 0.403a | 0.398a | 0.168a | 0.449a | 0.890a | 1 | |||
| 1,7-dimethyluric acid | −0.028 | −0.084a | 0.365a | 0.374a | 0.377a | 0.216a | 0.373a | 0.210a | 0.232a | 1 | ||
| C22:6 LPE | −0.069a | −0.046 | 0.624a | 0.632a | 0.641a | 0.397a | 0.607a | 0.414a | 0.466a | 0.385a | 1 | |
| DHA | 0.064a | 0.0003 | −0.039 | 0.021 | −0.021 | −0.143a | −0.081a | 0.076a | 0.083a | −0.027 | −0.278a | 1 |
P-value<0.05