Table 1 Characteristics and statistics of the 12 plasma metabolites analyzed in this study
Metabolite | Physiological indications | Mean (SD) | Psex | Pbreed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glucose (mmol/L) | diabetes, stress | 4.05 (1.15) | 0.50 | 0.09 |
3-hydroxybutyrate (mmol/L) | energy source of brain, rise when blood glucose is low | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.61 | 0.10 |
NEFA (mmol/L) | starvation, insulin resistance and blood pressure | 1.08 (0.41) | 0.025 | 0.0005 |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | progression of atherosclerosis, diet | 2.93 (0.37) | 0.73 | 0.15 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | inverse predictor of cardiovascular disease | 1.07 (0.15) | 0.08 | 0.16 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | high level Associated with cardiovascular disease | 1.57 (0.27) | 0.67 | 0.002 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | atherosclerosis, heart disease and stroke, diet | 0.77 (0.43) | 0.83 | 0.43 |
Total protein (g/L) | reflects albumin concentration, infection, inflammation. | 61.66 (4.88) | 0.59 | 0.0003 |
ALT (U/L) | rises dramatically in acute liver damage | 51.33 (7.75) | 0.83 | 0.30 |
ALP (U/L) | rises with large bile duct obstruction, liver disease | 219.0 (61.0) | 0.98 | 0.0011 |
Haptoglobin (g/L) | infection, inflammatory and pathological lesion, stress | 0.72 (0.48) | 0.46 | 0.047 |
PigMAP(g/L) | infection, inflammatory and pathological lesion, stress | 0.44 (0.17) | 0.24 | 0.048 |