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. 2022 Mar 19;14:337–360. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S353019

Table 3.

The Potential of Metabolic Markers for the Prediction of PE

Author Comparison Groups Bio-Specimen Sensitivity Specificity AUC Potential Biomarkers
Sovio12 Preterm PE 12w - - 0.887 PGAPE, PAPPA, PlGF, 4-hydroxyglutamate
Preterm PE 20w - - 0.911 PGAPE, sFlt1/PlGF, 4-hydroxyglutamate
Preterm PE 28w - - 0.926 PGAPE, sFlt1/PlGF, 4-hydroxyglutamate, C-glycosyltryptophan
Lee13 PE Mid-trimester cohort 0.751 0.830 0.868 SM C28:1, SM C30:1, LysoPC C19:0, LysoPE C20:0, propane-1,3-diol
PE At-delivery cohort 0.693 0.846 0.858 SM C28:1, SM C30:1, LysoPC C19:0, LysoPE C20:0, propane-1,3-diol
0.786 0.714 0.844 SM C30:1
0.838 0.799 0.904 SM C30:1, oxidized PE C38:3
0.923 0.857 0.972 SM C30:1, oxidized PE C38:3, isomaltose
Kenny14 Preterm PE 15±1w 0.650 0.830 0.780 PlGF, dilinoleoyl-glycerol, 1-heptadecanoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3 phosphocholine
Liu17 PE 34w - - 0.895 14,15-DiHETE
- - 0.830 16-HDoHE
- - 0.820 LTB4
- - 0.795 8,9-EEQ
Powell22 PE 26–41w 0.870
0.600
0.917
0.955
0.938(discovery)
0.936(validation)
3-Methylhistidine, creatinine, acetyl groups, acetate
Zhou24 Severe PE Immediately after the cesarean section 0.870 0.830 0.930 Arachidonate
0.930 0.830 0.930 Docosapentaenoate
0.860 0.890 0.920 γ-Linoleate
0.930 0.890 0.930 Myristate
0.860 0.830 0.920 Dihomo-γ-linoleate
Chen26 PE 21.7–27.9w(PE)
18.6–27.4w(control)
- - 0.935 PC(14:0/00)
- - 0.928 Proline betaine
- - 0.923 Proline
Bahado-Singh27 LO-PE Within 3 d of assessment 0.304 0.804 0.629(validation) Carnitine, pyruvate, acetone
0.391 0.804 0.722(validation) UtPI, pyruvate, carnitine, glycerol
0.348 0.826 0.734(validation) Maternal weight, UtPI, pyruvate, carnitine
Bahado-Singh28 Term PE First trimester 0.727 0.574 0.701 Putrescine, urea, carnitine
Term PE Third trimester 0.742 0.723 0.761 Methylhistidine, serotonin, citrate, hexose, propylene glycol
Term PE Integrated first and third trimester 0.816 0.710 0.817 Urea (1st), SM C18:1 (1st), citrate (3rd), hexose (3rd)
Koster29 EO-PE 8+0–13+6w - - 0.878(training)
0.784(validation)
MC, MAP, PAPPA, PlGF, taurine, stearoylcarnitine
LO-PE 8+0–13+6w - - 0.833(training)
0.700(validation)
MC, MAP, PAPPA, PlGF, stearoylcarnitine
Bahado-Singh30 EO-PE Within 3 d of assessment 0.825
0.750
0.823
0.744
0.896(discovery)
0.835(validation)
2-Hydroxybutyrate,3-hydroxyisovalerate, acetone, citrate, glycerol
0.908
0.900
0.908
0.884
0.956(discovery)
0.916(validation)
3-Hydroxyisovalerate, arginine, glycerol, UtPI
Austdal32 PE 11+0–13+6w 0.192 - 0.694 Hippurate/creatinine
0.423 - 0.778 Hippurate/creatinine, MAP, maternal age
0.538 - 0.807 Hippurate/creatinine, MAP, UtPI, maternal age
Bahado-Singh39 LO-PE 11+0–13+6w 0.600 0.966 0.885(primary dataset) Methylhistidine, glycerol, maternal weight, maternal race, acetoacetate
0.767 1.000 0.960(primary dataset) Valine, maternal weight, maternal race, pyruvate, 3-hydroxybutyrate, 1-methylhistidine, glycerol, trimethylamine, maternal medical disorder
0.400 0.941 0.790(expanded dataset) Glycerol
0.400 0.950 0.796(expanded dataset) Glycerol, maternal weight
0.567 0.950 0.783(expanded dataset) Glycerol, 1-methylhistidine
Bahado-Singh40 EO-PE 11–13w 0.759 0.951 0.904 Citrate, glycerol, hydroxyisovalerate, methionine
0.826 0.984 0.980 Acetate, glycerol, hydroxyisovalerate, UtPI, fetal CRL
0.500 0.950 0.840 Glutamine, pyruvate, propylene glycol, trimethylamine, hydroxy butyrate, maternal weight, maternal medical disorders
0.600 0.970 0.940 Pyruvate, propylene glycol, trimethylamine, 3-hydroxisovalerate, UtPI
Odibo41 PE 11–14w - - 0.824 Hydroxyhexanoylcarnitine, phenylalanine, glutamate, alanine
EO-PE - - 0.846 Hydroxyhexanoylcarnitine, phenylalanine, glutamate, alanine
PE - - 0.818 Phenylalanine, glutamate, alanine
Kenny42 PE 15±1w - - 0.940(discover)
0.920(validation)
5-Hydroxytryptophan, monosaccharide(s), decanoylcarnitine, methylglutaric acid and/or adipic acid, oleic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and/or docosatriynoic acid, γ-butyrolactone and/or oxolan-3-one, 2-oxovaleric acid and/or oxo-methylbutanoic acid, acetoacetic acid, hexadecenoyl-eicosatetraenoyl-sn-glycerol, di-(octadecadienoyl)-sn-glycerol, sphingosine 1-phosphate, sphinganine 1-phosphate, vitamin D3 derivatives
McBride47 PE 22–28w - - 0.620(training and testing)
0.620(validation)
0.710(training and testing)
0.630(validation)
0.680(training and testing)
0.660(validation)
Risk factor (BMI, age, parity, smoking)
Risk factor (BMI, age, parity, smoking)
Metabolite (154 metabolites)
Metabolite (154 metabolites)
Combined (BMI, parity, 26 metabolites)
Combined (BMI, parity, 26 metabolites)

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; PGAPE, the predicted gestational age of pre-eclampsia; PAPPA, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A; PLGF, placenta growth factor; sFlt1, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1; UtPI, uterine artery pulsatility index; MC, maternal characteristics; MAP, mean arterial pressure; fetal CRL, fetal crown-rump length; BMI, body mass index.