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Table 3 Associations between metabolites and HOMA-IR level with and without adjustment for age, sex, and BMI

From: Metabolic signatures of insulin resistance in non-diabetic individuals

Acylcarnitines

ORa (95% CI)

P valueb

P valuec

Amino acids

ORa (95% CI)

P valueb

P valuec

C0

1.287 (1.051—1.576)

0.044

0.013

Alanine

2.149 (1.70—2.73)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C2

0.924 (0.754—1.13)

0.569

0.774

Aspartic Acid

1.035 (0.85—1.26)

0.831

0.7662

C3

1.18 (0.966—1.45)

0.226

0.142

Glutamic Acid

1.163 (0.933—1.50)

0.320

0.3545

C3DC

0.849 (0.691—1.04)

0.236

0.838

Leucine

1.75 (1.41—2.17)

 < 0.000

 < 0.000

C4

1.14 (0.934—1.40)

0.333

0.380

Methionine

1.312 (1.07—1.61)

0.030

0.089

C4OH

0.892 (0.729—1.09)

0.398

0.431

Phenylalanine

1.452 (1.18—1.79)

 < 0.000

 < 0.000

C4DC

1.03 (0.843—1.25)

0.891

0.963

Tyrosine

2.21 (1.74—2.81)

 < 0.000

 < 0.000

C5

1.18 (0.963—1.43)

0.235

0.153

Valine

1.96 (1.56—2.45)

 < 0.000

 < 0.000

C5_1

1.07 (0.879—1.30)

0.629

0.537

Arginine

1.103 (0.905—1.35)

0.463

0.536

C5OH

0.999 (0.82—1.22)

0.989

0.774

Citrulline

0.721 (0.585—0.888)

0.013

0.766

C5DC

0.752 (0.61—0.928)

0.029

0.413

Glycine

0.844 (0.689—1.03)

0.226

0.146

C6

1.01 (0.831—1.23)

0.933

0.983

Ornithine

0.916 (0.751—1.12)

0.511

0.983

C8

0.983 (0.806—1.20)

0.908

0.983

Proline

1.243 (1.01—1.52)

0.090

0.153

C8:1

1.09 (0.899—1.33)

0.499

0.983

Threonine

1.064 (0.874—1.30)

0.652

0.983

C10

0.957 (0.783—1.17)

0.780

0.988

Serine

0.747 (0.605—0.922)

0.029

0.1400

C10:1

0.956 (0.779—1.18)

0.780

0.988

Histidine

1.179 (0.966—1.44)

0.226

0.192

C12

0.887 (0.725—1.09)

0.394

0.811

Lysine

0.984 (0.808—1.20)

0.908

0.766

C14

0.744 (0.599—0.923)

0.029

0.267

Tryptophan

1.555 (1.26—1.93)

 < 0.000

 < 0.000

C14:1

0.782 (0.635—0.965)

0.061

0.142

Asparagine

0.777 (0.63 – 1.00)

0.056

0.267

C14:2

0.854 (0.694—1.05)

0.252

0.413

Glutamine

0.897 (0.735—1.10)

0.416

0.983

C14OH

0.795 (0.647—0.979)

0.079

0.463

 

C16

0.906 (0.742—1.11)

0.463

0.7662

C16OH

0.858 (0.701—1.05)

0.252

0.983

C16:1OH

0.727 (0.586—0.902)

0.022

0.267

C16:1

0.871 (0.699—1.09)

0.362

0.413

C18

0.717 (0.578—0.889)

0.013

0.146

C18:1

0.743 (0.596—0.926)

0.029

0.013

C18OH

0.89 (0.729—1.09)

0.398

0.988

C18:1OH

0.753 (0.611—0.928)

0.029

0.153

C18:2OH

0.98 (0.803—1.20)

0.908

0.983

  1. All p values are adjusted for multiple testing using the Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate
  2. aOR is measured per SD as data were transformed into Z-scores after adjustment for age, sex, and BMI
  3. bUn-adjusted p-value
  4. cP value is adjusted for age, sex, and BMI