Table 6.
The performance of discriminatory models in correctly separating study observations into their respective classes based on metabolites in the serum and urine.
| Sample Type | Phenotypes Under Study | Model | Predictive Performance in Score Plot | Fischer’s Exact Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum samples | Treatment naive MDD patient vs. non-depressed volunteers | PLSDA | 96.88% | 2.4e-006 |
| OPLSDA | 96.88% | 2.4e-006 | ||
| MDD patient on treatment for 2 weeks vs. non-depressed volunteers | PLSDA | 95.83% | 2.3e-005 | |
| OPLSDA | 95.83% | 2.3e-005 | ||
| MDD patient on treatment for 2 weeks vs. treatment naive MDD patients | PLSDA | 84.85% | 7.5e-005 | |
| OPLSDA | 84.85% | 7.5e-005 | ||
| Treatment response vs. non-response to treatment | PLSDA | 88.89% | 0.0011* | |
| OPLSDA | 88.89% | 0.0011* | ||
| Adverse effect vs. no adverse effect | PLSDA | 94.12% | 0.0021* | |
| OPLSDA | 94.12% | 0.0021* | ||
| Urine samples | TNMDD vs. HC | PLSDA | 84.21% | 0.0024* |
| OPLSDA | 84.21% | 0.0024* | ||
| TNMDD after 2 weeks of SSRI vs. HC | PLSDA | 90.91% | 0.00019* | |
| OPLSDA | 90.91% | 0.00019* | ||
| TNMDD vs. TNMDD after 2 weeks of SSRI | PLSDA | 78.57 | 0.063 | |
| OPLSDA | 78.57 | 0.063 | ||
| Responders vs. non-responders to SSRI treatment for 2 weeks | PLSDA | 85.71% | 0.015* | |
| OPLSDA | 85.71% | 0.015* | ||
| Adverse effect vs. no adverse effect to SSRI treatment for 2 weeks | PLSDA | 83.33% | 0.045* | |
| OPLSDA | 83.33% | 0.045* |
Abbreviations: PLSDA = Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis, OPLSDA = Orthogonal Projections to Latent Structures-Discriminant Analysis, N = sample size, A = number of principal components, R2Y = measure of the reliability of the model, Q2Y = measure of predictability of model, pCV ANOVA* = statistics for cross-validation.