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Table 4 Metabolites present at higher abundance in Black relative to White participants at FDR < 0.05 in the most completely adjusted 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)

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate sulfate

7.25

Benzoate metabolism

Xenobiotics

< 7.6E−05

Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate sulfate

4.29

Benzoate metabolism

Xenobiotics

< 7.6E−05

Piperine

3.19

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

3.8E−03

n-Acetylalliin

2.80

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

2.1E−03

Sulfate of piperine metabolite c16h19no3 (3)

2.67

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

1.1E−03

Sulfate of piperine metabolite c18h21no3 (1)

2.66

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

1.2E−03

Sulfate of piperine metabolite c18h21no3 (3)

2.51

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

8.7E−04

Umbelliferone sulfate

2.49

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

4.8E−03

n-Acetyl-1-methylhistidine

2.44

Histidine metabolism

Amino acid

< 7.6E−05

3-Carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furanpropanoate (cmpf)

2.43

Fatty acid, dicarboxylate

Lipid

5.9E−03

Sulfate of piperine metabolite c16h19no3 (2)

2.41

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

1.0E−03

2-Hydroxyfluorene sulfate

2.33

Tobacco metabolite

Xenobiotics

< 7.6E−05

2-Naphthol sulfate

2.32

Chemical

Xenobiotics

< 7.6E−05

Hydroxy-cmpf

2.17

Fatty acid, dicarboxylate

Lipid

1.0E−02

n-Acetylcitrulline

2.16

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

Amino acid

< 7.6E−05

Thymol sulfate

2.14

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

5.0E−02

Genistein sulfate

2.13

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

3.7E−02

Gamma-cehc sulfate

2.11

Tocopherol metabolism

Cofactors and vitamins

1.1E−03

Glycohyocholate

1.89

Secondary bile acid metabolism

Lipid

5.8E−03

2-Piperidinone

1.87

Food component/plant

Xenobiotics

5.9E−03

Taurodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate

1.86

Secondary bile acid metabolism

Lipid

1.5E−02

Tauro-beta-muricholate

1.72

Primary bile acid metabolism

Lipid

2.6E−02

Glutarate (c5-dc)

1.54

Fatty acid, dicarboxylate

Lipid

6.8E−03

n-Acetylglutamine

1.49

Glutamate metabolism

Amino acid

< 7.6E−05

Taurocholenate sulfate

1.47

Secondary bile acid metabolism

Lipid

6.2E−03

Carotene diol (3)

1.47

Vitamin A metabolism

Cofactors and vitamins

5.0E−03

Spermidine

1.45

Polyamine metabolism

Amino acid

2.0E−02

n-Acetylarginine

1.45

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

Amino acid

9.6E−04

n-Acetyl-2-aminooctanoate

1.43

Fatty acid, amino

Lipid

1.2E−02

n-Acetylasparagine

1.38

Alanine and aspartate metabolism

Amino acid

2.0E−03

Cis-4-decenoylcarnitine (c10:1)

1.34

Fatty acid metabolism (acyl carnitine, monounsaturated)

Lipid

6.5E−03

Homoarginine

1.33

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

Amino acid

1.0E−02

1-(1-Enyl-stearoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-gpe (p-18:0/20:4)

1.29

Plasmalogen

Lipid

1.4E−02

Sphingomyelin (d18:1/20:1, d18:2/20:0)

1.26

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

< 7.6E−05

Arginine

1.26

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

Amino acid

6.8E−03

Creatine

1.26

Creatine metabolism

Amino acid

9.7E−03

Carotene diol (2)

1.26

Vitamin A metabolism

Cofactors and vitamins

3.7E−02

3-Methoxytyrosine

1.25

Tyrosine metabolism

Amino acid

1.6E−02

Sphingomyelin (d18:2/24:2)

1.25

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

9.6E−04

Guanidinoacetate

1.25

Creatine metabolism

Amino acid

6.9E−03

Succinylcarnitine (c4-dc)

1.25

TCA cycle

Energy

3.5E−02

2′-o-methyluridine

1.24

Pyrimidine metabolism, uracil containing

Nucleotide

1.5E−02

2-Hydroxyglutarate

1.23

Fatty acid, dicarboxylate

Lipid

9.3E−03

1-(1-Enyl-palmitoyl)-2-linoleoyl-gpc (p-16:0/18:2)

1.22

Plasmalogen

Lipid

1.2E−03

1-(1-Enyl-palmitoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-gpe (p-16:0/20:4)

1.22

Plasmalogen

Lipid

3.5E−02

Sphingomyelin (d18:2/18:1)

1.21

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

2.7E−02

Sphingomyelin (d18:1/20:2, d18:2/20:1, d16:1/22:2)

1.20

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

2.0E−02

1-(1-Enyl-palmitoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-gpc (p-16:0/20:4)

1.19

Plasmalogen

Lipid

6.2E−03

Sphingomyelin (d18:1/22:2, d18:2/22:1, d16:1/24:2)

1.18

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

6.3E−03

1-(1-Enyl-palmitoyl)-2-palmitoyl-gpc (p-16:0/16:0)

1.17

Plasmalogen

Lipid

2.0E−03

Gamma-glutamylthreonine

1.15

Gamma-glutamyl amino acid

Peptide

3.7E−02

5-Methylthioribose

1.15

Methionine, cysteine, SAM, and taurine metabolism

Amino acid

9.4E−03

1-(1-Enyl-palmitoyl)-2-oleoyl-gpc (p-16:0/18:1)

1.15

Plasmalogen

Lipid

2.1E−02

Sphingomyelin (d18:1/17:0, d17:1/18:0, d19:1/16:0)

1.13

Sphingomyelins

Lipid

2.7E−02

Betaine

1.12

Glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism

Amino acid

3.5E−02

Creatinine

1.10

Creatine metabolism

Amino acid

2.2E−02

  1. aFold difference represents the ratio of geometric means of raw metabolite values of Black relative to White participants
  2. bAdjustment for age, sex, batch, substudy, dietary pattern, education, social vulnerability index, exercise, BMI, smoking, alcohol drinking, coffee, medication use, and chronic disease (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension)