Table 3 Relation of serum metabolome profiles to risk of MetS in young children with maximal adjustment for covariates

Glucose

1.55

(1.25–1.96)

0.0001

Alanine

1.42

(1.16–1.75)

6.8e−4

Tyrosine

1.34

(1.10–1.64)

0.004

Monomethylarginine

1.35

(1.09–1.66)

0.005

Tryptophan

0.79

(0.65–0.96)

0.017

Choline

0.79

(0.64–0.96)

0.023

Deoxy carnitine

1.25

(1.03–1.52)

0.028

Carnitine

1.24

(1.03–1.52)

0.029

Threonine

1.24

(1.02–1.52)

0.031

Lysine

1.23

(1.01–1.50)

0.043

Arginine

1.22

(1.00–1.49)

0.048

Unknown 248.0711

0.82

(0.67–1.00)

0.049

Glutamine/glutamate

0.83

(0.68–1.00)

0.053