Table 3.
The correlations between plasma levels of identified metabolites and scores of the revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis rating scale (ALSRS-r).
| Compound Name | ALSRS-r | p Value |
|---|---|---|
| Creatinine | 0.61 | <0.001 |
| PC ae C34:3 | 0.55 | <0.001 |
| SM (OH) C22:1 | 0.53 | 0.001 |
| PC ae C38:6 | 0.52 | 0.001 |
| Methionine | 0.47 | 0.004 |
| PC aa C42:4 | 0.43 | 0.009 |
| PC aa C42:2 | 0.43 | 0.009 |
| PC ae C40:1 | 0.42 | 0.011 |
| ADMA | −0.42 | 0.012 |
| Tryptophan | 0.41 | 0.012 |
| PC ae C38:0 | 0.40 | 0.016 |
| Valine | 0.40 | 0.016 |
| Phenylalanine | 0.39 | 0.018 |
| Histidine | 0.38 | 0.023 |
| PC ae C34:0 | 0.37 | 0.024 |
| lysoPC a C18:0 | 0.37 | 0.029 |
| PC aa C36:6 | 0.34 | 0.040 |
| PC ae C32:2 | 0.34 | 0.040 |
| lysoPC a C16:0 | 0.34 | 0.043 |
| PC aa C34:4 | 0.33 | 0.047 |
| PC ae C34:2 | 0.33 | 0.048 |
| PC ae C40:4 | 0.33 | 0.049 |
aa: acyl-acyl; ae: acyl-alkyl; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; OH: hydroxy; lysoPC: lysophosphatidylcholine; PC: phosphatidylcholine; SM: sphingomyelin.