Research Article

A Nested Case-Control Study of Association between Metabolome and Hypertension Risk

Table 2

Association of metabolites with incident hypertension.

ClassMetaboliteRTFold changeOR

Amino acids and derivativesThreonine21.870.121.46 × 10−40.33 (0.16–0.70)1.78 × 10−4
Nicotinoyl glycine8.280.492.31 × 10−20.52 (0.28–0.96)1.21 × 10−2
Glycine8.580.362.71 × 10−20.78 (0.44–1.38)1.31 × 10−1
Phenylalanine13.020.703.44 × 10−20.49 (0.26–0.91)1.12 × 10−2
S-Carboxymethylcysteine24.780.494.03 × 10−20.58 (0.32–1.05)6.56 × 10−2
Tyrosine16.700.584.76 × 10−20.73 (0.42–1.29)3.79 × 10−1
Aspartic acid21.220.554.92 × 10−20.53 (0.28–0.99)2.38 × 10−2
Gly-Pro13.380.404.99 × 10−20.71 (0.4–1.23)1.02 × 10−2

CarbohydrateTalose16.8810.881.69 × 10−611.64 (3.39–39.96)9.01 × 10−5
Lyxose14.472.291.24 × 10−42.88 (1.44–5.73)4.26 × 10−5
Galactose16.490.222.81 × 10−40.34 (0.17–0.7)5.71 × 10−4
Glucose-1-phosphate16.411.04 × 10−61.06 × 10−30.34 (0.16–0.71)2.40 × 10−3
Methyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside14.320.376.73 × 10−30.28 (0.13–0.6)1.20 × 10−3
Dihydroxyacetone7.060.503.12 × 10−20.62 (0.34–1.11)9.84 × 10−2
Melezitose23.250.483.81 × 10−20.54 (0.29–1.01)8.38 × 10−2

Carboxylic acids and derivativesMethylmalonic acid8.133.041.47 × 10−75.24 (2.1–13.03)2.37 × 10−5
Malonic acid11.1612.473.29 × 10−512.55 (3.4–46.39)1.24 × 10−4
Shikimic acid14.335.565.85 × 10−35.06 (2.07–12.33)3.00 × 10−4
Oxalic acid6.190.563.29 × 10−20.57 (0.31–1.02)7.11 × 10−2

Phenols and derivativesThymol14.170.314.14 × 10−30.43 (0.23–0.83)6.00 × 10−3
Noradrenaline8.450.497.05 × 10−30.46 (0.24–0.87)5.49 × 10−3
2-Aminophenol9.190.341.02 × 10−20.55 (0.29–1.01)5.44 × 10−2

Others2-Methoxyestrone19.650.571.74 × 10−20.39 (0.2–0.76)8.71 × 10−3
Alpha-tocopherol27.360.603.23 × 10−20.47 (0.25–0.89)3.82 × 10−2
Octadecanol19.080.563.98 × 10−20.64 (0.36–1.14)2.47 × 10−1
2-Aminoethanethiol6.080.594.26 × 10−20.59 (0.32–1.06)9.38 × 10−2

RT: retention time; fold change: ratio of metabolite levels between case and control groups; OR: odds ratio; : value adjusted for BMI, smoking, drinking, creatinine and C reactive protein, and postmenopausal status.