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Table 2 Comparison of metabolites concentrations and enzyme activities based on fatty acid ratios between the three baseline states in groups 1, 2 and 3

From: Serum metabolites in non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease development or reversion; a targeted metabolomic approach within the PREDIMED trial

  

Baseline 3 vs. Baseline 2

 

Baseline 3 vs. Baseline 1

 

Baseline 2 vs. Baseline 1

 
 

ANOVA (p)

Tukey’s HSD (p-value)

log2 (fold change)

Tukey’s HSD (p-value)

log2 (fold change)

Tukey’s HSD (p-value)

log2 (fold change)

Triacylglycerols

4.28E-02

9.78E-01

0.06

9.18E-02

−0.49

5.95E-02

−0.55

MonoetherglycerophosphocholineO_plasmenyles

4.28E-03

4.70E-03

0.39

7.45E-03

0.08

3.18E-02

−0.32

MonoetherglycerophosphocholineP_plasmenyles

5.30E-03

1.79E-02

0.44

9.66E-01

−0.03

9.35E-03

−0.47

1-Monoetherglycerophosphocholine

1.70E-03

3.70E-03

0.41

9.77E-01

0.02

6.55E-03

−0.39

1-ether, 2-acylglycerophosphocholine O_plasmenyles

1.50E-02

5.56E-01

0.14

1.34E-01

−0.23

1.22E-02

−0.37

1-ether, 2-acylglycerophosphocholine P_plasmenyles

6.77E-03

9.07E-01

0.09

2.80E-02

−0.46

9.56E-03

−0.55

1-ether, 2-acylglycerophosphocholines

7.19E-03

6.95E-01

0.12

5.43E-02

−0.31

7.06E-03

−0.43

MonoetherglycerophosphoethanolaminesP_plasmenyles

4.18E-03

9.61E-02

0.41

9.65E-01

−0.04

5.54E-02

−0.46

Ceramides

1.05E-03

9.81E-01

−0.03

2.51E-03

−0.45

4.29E-03

−0.42

N-acyl ceramides

3.99E-03

9.94E-01

0.01

1.15E-02

−0.37

8.77E-03

−0.39

N-acyl sphingosines

3.99E-03

9.94E-01

0.01

1.15E-02

−0.37

8.77E-03

−0.39

Total sphingolipids

3.03E-02

7.81E-01

−0.10

2.95E-02

−0.36

1.29E-01

−0.26

Sum of Triacylglycerols& Cholesteryl Esters

2.34E-02

9.94E-01

0.03

5.00E-02

−0.49

3.92E-02

−0.51

L-Cystine to L-Glutamate

3.41E-02

9.61E-01

−0.06

8.30E-02

0.60

4.58E-02

0.66

Sphingomyelinase (Cer/SM)

2.16E-02

5.69E-01

0.09

1.68E-01

−0.15

1.76E-02

−0.23

  1. log2 (fold-change) and p-values follows the criterion of heatmap figure
  2. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s Honestly Significance Difference (HSD) post hoc test
  3. Bold indicates statistically significant p-values
  4. Group 1 Participants did not meet NAFLD criteria at the baseline and during the follow-up
  5. Group 2 Participants did not meet NAFLD criteria at baseline, but met NAFLD criteria during the follow-up
  6. Group 3 Participants met NAFLD criteria at baseline, but not during the follow-up
  7. Abbreviations: Cer ceramides, SM sphingomyelin, ChoE cholesteryl esters, Chol cholesterol