Table 2 Significantly altered metabolites with corresponding AUC scores, Younden index, P-value and VIP-score.

From: Targeted metabolomic profiling as a tool for diagnostics of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

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Metabolite

Metabolomic panel

AUC score

Younden index

P-value

VIP score

1

ADMA

Urea cycle

0.80

0.51641

 < 0.00001

2.27

2

Asp

Amino acids

0.76

0.58881

 < 0.00001

1.84

3

C6-DC

Acylcarnitines

0.76

0.54105

 < 0.00001

1.67

4

Tryptamine

Tryptophan metabolism

0.76

0.54709

 < 0.00001

1.85

5

SDMA

Urea cycle

0.75

0.46616

 < 0.00001

1.88

6

Indole-3-carboxaldehyde

Tryptophan metabolism

0.74

0.64726

 < 0.00001

1.71

7

Orn

Amino acids

0.73

0.61618

 < 0.00001

1.63

8

Phe

Amino acids

0.70

0.5775

 < 0.00001

1.48

10

C16-1

Acylcarnitines

0.69

0.54058

 < 0.00001

1.34

11

Cit

Amino acids

0.69

0.58911

 < 0.00001

1.47

12

Indole-3-propionic acid

Tryptophan metabolism

0.69

0.615

 < 0.00001

1.05

13

C5-OH

Acylcarnitines

0.68

0.54112

 < 0.00001

1.32

15

C0

Acylcarnitines

0.68

0.59459

 < 0.00001

1.34

16

Leu

Amino acids

0.68

0.50.641

 < 0.0001

1.24

17

C16-1-OH

Acylcarnitines

0.67

0.54207

 < 0.0001

1.17

18

Ile

Amino acids

0.67

0.53259

 < 0.0001

1.14

19

C16

Acylcarnitines

0.66

0.53065

 < 0.0001

1.16

20

C18-OH

Acylcarnitines

0.66

0.54106

 < 0.0001

1.20

21

Quinolinic acid

Tryptophan metabolism

0.66

0.56592

 < 0.0001

1.07

22

Choline

Urea cycle

0.66

0.50.109

 < 0.001

1.16

23

Lysine

Amino acids

0.65

0.52766

 < 0.001

1.20

24

Proline

Amino acids

0.65

0.49426

 < 0.001

1.19