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      P values and regression coefficients (ß) derived from a linear regression analysis of log-transformed metabolite concentrations measured in 165 study participants (101
men, 64 women). All models were also additionally adjusted for age, waist-to-hip ratio, HDL cholesterol and smoking status
        |  | Unadjusted model |  | Adjusted model |  
        | Metabolite | β | p | β | p | padj1 | Δ (%)2 |  
        | Acylcarnitines |  
        | C12 | 0.17 | 0.025 | 0.29 | 0.002 | 0.033 | 16.23 |  
        | C14:2 | 0.19 | 0.019 | 0.32 | 0.002 | 0.029 | 13.49 |  
        | C16 | 0.19 | 0.004 | 0.26 | 0.002 | 0.025 | 16.57 |  
        | C18 | 0.21 | 0.001 | 0.28 | 4.5×10-4 | 0.010 | 18.36 |  
        | C18:2 | 0.25 | 4.1×10-4 | 0.33 | 1.7×10-4 | 0.004 | 18.62 |  
        | C5 | 0.38 | 2.8×10-9 | 0.28 | 2.7×10-4 | 0.007 | 31.62 |  
        | Amino Acids |  
        | Glutamine | 0.17 | 0.001 | 0.22 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 12.70 |  
        | Biogenic Amines |  |  |  |  
        | Creatinine | 0.28 | 1.1×10-8 | 0.30 | 10-8 | <10-4 | 21.42 |  
        | total DMA | 0.13 | 0.004 | 0.19 | 0.001 | 0.017 | 9.47 |  
        | Lyso-Phosphatidylcholines |  
        | lysoPC a C18:1 | 0.18 | 0.015 | 0.28 | 0.002 | 0.029 | 12.49 |  
        | lysoPC a C18:2 | 0.28 | 0.001 | 0.41 | 3.9×10-5 | 0.001 | 19.39 |  1 padj denotes the p value adjusted for multiple testing by the Westfall and Young Step-Down MaxT procedure with 10,000 permutations
 2 ? denotes relative sex difference, defined as the difference in mean concentration between men and women, divided by the mean concentration in men
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