Table 2 Metabolites impacted by the intervention based on the linear mixed model assessing the metabolite change over time (all groups merged; n = 55; q < 0.05).

From: Metabolites associated with abnormal glucose metabolism responding to primary care lifestyle intervention

Metabolite

Compound class

Cohen’s d

Linear mixed model; intervention effect

Baseline vs. 1-year

Regression coefficient

q-value

Unknown C8H12N2O5*

 

1.207

1,020,502

5.25E−111

beta-Leucine

Amino acid

−0.952

−3,257,685

7.30E−57

Unknown C7H16N2O

 

−0.739

−658,786

1.01E−33

Palmitamide

Fatty amide

0.465

18,189,250

1.02E−18

Oleamide

Fatty amide

0.488

47,466,726

2.59E−17

Myristamide

Fatty amide

0.410

393,114

9.08E−17

Arachidonamide

Fatty amide

0.404

29,133,680

4.35E−12

Oleoyl ethylamide

Fatty amide

0.417

16,543,994

5.99E−12

Stearamide

Fatty amide

0.376

9,402,731

2.23E−11

Palmitoleamide

Fatty amide

0.375

740,744

3.35E−11

Lauramide

Fatty amide

−0.319

−16,908

1.92E−09

Unknown C9H15NO3

 

−0.175

−346,013

2.25E−09

Linoleamide

Fatty amide

0.296

8,036,828

8.83E−09

Unknown C12H21NO2

 

−0.364

−240,132

1.43E−08

Arachidonoyl-N,N-dimethyl amide

Fatty amide

0.350

9,605,931

8.03E−08

FAL 12:0/FOH 12:1*

Fatty alcohol

−0.270

−102,189

3.13E−07

FA 18:1*

Fatty acid

−0.266

−564,006

2.52E−06

Testosterone sulfate

Steroid

−0.103

−5,354,664

3.59E−06

Steroid sulfate C21H34O5S

Steroid

−0.106

−625,771

1.20E−05

FA 12:0;O*

Fatty acid

−0.233

−133,066

2.24E−05

Steroid C19H28O2

Steroid

−0.102

−146,681

4.37E−05

Glycerophosphocholine*

Phosphocholine

0.227

290,604

4.39E−05

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (isomer 2)

Steroid

−0.101

−60,813

5.07E−05

CAR 16:1*

Acylcarnitine

−0.199

−563,227

1.07E−04

5-AVAB

Betaine

0.142

10,722,019

1.33E−04

Sulfate C21H34O6S

Sulfate

−0.106

−347,109

1.45E−04

FA 20:4*

Fatty acid

−0.194

−948,185

1.47E−04

CAR 14:1*

Acylcarnitine

−0.202

−216,866

1.72E−04

Ornithine

Amino acid

0.172

63,345

2.14E−04

FA 10:0;O*

Fatty acid

−0.208

−99,095

2.20E−04

CAR 14:0*

Acylcarnitine

−0.193

−306,991

3.10E−04

Acetylcarnitine*

Acylcarnitine

−0.180

−51,331,026

4.02E−04

CAR 12:0;O*

Acylcarnitine

−0.191

−61,604

4.20E−04

FA 14:0*

Fatty acid

−0.179

−56,753

4.77E−04

FA 22:5*

Fatty acid

−0.168

−503,739

8.47E−04

CAR 12:0

Acylcarnitine

−0.195

−1,477,969

0.0020

FA 20:3*

Fatty acid

−0.170

−145,984

0.0034

CAR 16:0*

Acylcarnitine

−0.135

−543,029

0.0050

FA 18:2*

Fatty acid

−0.161

−1,212,779

0.0051

Dimethylguanidinovaleric acid (DMGV)*

Short-chain keto acid

0.127

188,625

0.0053

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (isomer 1)

Steroid

−0.113

−61,122

0.0061

Proline

Amino acid

0.137

8,859,074

0.0076

N6,N6,N6-Trimethyllysine

Betaine

0.135

426,997

0.0078

FA 22:6 (DHA)*

Fatty acid

−0.132

−2,478,497

0.0082

Pregnenolone sulfate

Steroid

−0.098

−128,320

0.0083

N6,N6-dimethyllysine

Amino acid derivative

0.078

36,616

0.0106

PC 19:0/0:0 (LPC 19:0)*

Lysophosphatidylcholine

0.126

77,771

0.0120

Steroid sulfate C19H30O5S

Steroid

−0.089

−474,042

0.0137

FA 20:4;O (HETE)*

Oxylipin

−0.112

−346,223

0.0170

PC 20:1/0:0 (LPC 20:1)*

Lysophosphatidylcholine

0.127

279,954

0.0187

Indoxyl sulfate

Indole

0.125

1,034,015

0.0200

PC 0:0/14:0 (LPC 14:0)

Lysophosphatidylcholine

0.164

242,657

0.0211

Androsterone sulfate*

Steroid sulfate

−0.080

−264,051

0.0320

CAR 6:0*

Acylcarnitine

−0.120

−410,441

0.0409

FA 22:4*

Fatty acid

−0.126

−120,325

0.0450

  1. The effect size is given as Cohen’s d value and regression coefficient of the linear mixed model, which corresponds with the absolute change in the signal abundance of the metabolite. Metabolites written in bold (n = 40) also had a difference (Kruskal–Wallis; q < 0.05) between the baseline groups at baseline. Metabolites marked with an asterisk (n = 25) were associated (linear mixed model; q < 0.05) with the change in 120-min glucose level.