FIGURE 2.

Circular bar plot identifying key metabolites [variable importance in projection (VIP) ≥1] that distinguished 414 women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) from 414 women without GDM. Mean average VIP scores across 20 partial least squares discriminatory analysis (PLSDA) model iterations (n_cases = 414). Bars represent SEs. The PLSDA included maternal age (years), BMI (continuous), smoking status, parity and multiple pregnancy status, and ethnicity. Red line denotes VIP cutoff of 1. Units mmol/L unless stated. GRM, glycolysis-related metabolite; LPS, lipoprotein particle size; VLDL_D, mean diameter of VLDL.