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Table 3 Metabolites (top 40 of 345) present at lower abundance in Black relative to White participants at FDR < 0.05 in simplest modela,b

From: Plasma metabolomics profiles in Black and White participants of the Adventist Health Study-2 cohort

Metabolite

Fold difference

Subclass

Major class

FDR (Storey)

Theobromine

0.26

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

9.2E−04

n-Methylpipecolate

0.28

Bacterial/fungal

Xenobiotics

4.5E−03

Caffeine

0.29

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

3.6E−03

n6-methyllysine

0.30

Lysine metabolism

Amino acid

2.3E−03

3-Methylxanthine

0.32

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.2E−04

5-Acetylamino-6-amino-3-methyluracil

0.34

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.1E−03

Tryptophan betaine

0.35

Tryptophan metabolism

Amino acid

3.8E−04

7-Methylxanthine

0.37

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.6E−04

1-Methylxanthine

0.40

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.9E−04

1,7-Dimethylurate

0.40

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.2E−03

2-Palmitoleoyl-gpc (16:1)

0.41

Lysophospholipid

Lipid

8.2E−05

Theophylline

0.44

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

5.3E−03

Galactonate

0.45

Fructose, mannose, and galactose metabolism

Carbohydrate

2.0E−04

5alpha-androstan-3beta,17alpha-diol disulfate

0.46

Androgenic steroids

Lipid

8.9E−05

2-Hydroxyacetaminophen sulfate

0.47

Drug — analgesics, anesthetics

Xenobiotics

2.3E−02

Quinate

0.47

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

5.1E−03

1,3-Dimethylurate

0.47

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

7.8E−04

Paraxanthine

0.48

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.4E−02

Palmitoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol (16:0/18:2) [1]

0.49

Diacylglycerol

Lipid

9.8E−05

3-Aminoisobutyrate

0.49

Pyrimidine metabolism, thymine containing

Nucleotide

5.7E−04

Oleoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol (18:1/18:2) [2]

0.49

Diacylglycerol

Lipid

6.5E−04

Alpha-cehc sulfate

0.49

Tocopherol metabolism

Cofactors and vitamins

6.9E−04

Metabolonic lactone sulfate

0.50

Partially characterized molecules

Partially characterized

2.2E−04

1-Palmitoleoylglycerol (16:1)

0.50

Monoacylglycerol

Lipid

1.8E−04

2-Aminophenol sulfate

0.51

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

2.9E−04

2-Palmitoleoylglycerol (16:1)

0.51

Monoacylglycerol

Lipid

1.1E−04

4-Ethylcatechol sulfate

0.52

Benzoate metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.1E−03

1-Methylurate

0.52

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

1.8E−04

n6,n6-dimethyllysine

0.52

Lysine metabolism

Amino acid

1.5E−03

Vanillic acid glycine

0.53

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

1.9E−04

Palmitoloelycholine

0.53

Fatty acid metabolism (acyl choline)

Lipid

4.1E−04

Linoleoyl-linolenoyl-glycerol (18:2/18:3) [2]

0.54

Diacylglycerol

Lipid

9.2E−05

n-Delta-acetylornithine

0.54

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

Amino acid

2.3E−04

1,3,7-Trimethylurate

0.54

Xanthine metabolism

Xenobiotics

2.1E−03

Myristoleate (14:1n5)

0.55

Long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid

Lipid

1.3E−02

3-Methylglutarylcarnitine (2)

0.55

Leucine, isoleucine, and valine metabolism

Amino acid

2.7E−04

Cholate

0.55

Primary bile acid metabolism

Lipid

1.9E−03

Indolebutyrate

0.55

Tryptophan metabolism

Amino acid

2.1E−04

Oleoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol (18:1/18:2) [1]

0.56

Diacylglycerol

Lipid

7.5E−04

Ethylmalonate

0.57

Leucine, isoleucine, and valine metabolism

Amino acid

9.0E−04

  1. aFold difference represents the ratio of geometric means of raw metabolite values of Black relative to White participants
  2. bAdjusted for age, sex, batch, study, and substudy
  3. Compound represents structural isomer in the Metabolon spectral library