Table 5 Carnitine and acylcarnitines derivatives correlation with HbA1c% and MBI Z-score in T1DM.

From: Nutritional status and extended metabolic screening in Egyptian children with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes

Short-chain acylcarnitines

HbA1c%

Propionylcarnitine(C3)

R-value

−0.413**

P-value

0.000

Methylglutarylcarnitine (C6DC)

R-value

−0.474**

P-value

0.001

Medium-chain acylcarnitines

Decanoylcarnitine (C10)

R-value

−0.442**

P-value

0.001

Long-chain acylcarnitines

Octadecanoylcarntine (C18)

R-value

−0.229*

P-value

0.035

Octadecenoylcarnitine (C18:1)

R-value

−0.497**

P-value

0.000

 

BMI Z-score

Free Carnitine (C0)

R-value

0.659**

P-value

0.002

Short-chain acylcarnitines

Acatylcarnitine (C2)

R-value

0.842**

P-value

0.000

Hydroxy-Isovalerylcarnitine (C5-OH)

R-value

0.811**

P-value

0.000

Hexanoylcarnitine (C6)

R-value

0.693**

P-value

0.001

Methylglutarylcarnitine (C6DC)

R-value

0.664**

P-value

0.001

Medium-chain acylcarnitines

Dodecanoylcarnitine (C12)

R-value

0.890**

P-value

0.000

Tetradecenoylcarnitine (C14)

R-value

0.741**

P-value

0.000

long-chain acylcarnitines

Hexadecenoylcarnitine (C16)

R-value

0.744**

P-value

0.000

  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).- **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). – BMI Z-score: Body Mass Index Z-score.—Hb A1c: Hemoglobin A1C (glycated hemoglobin).
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