Relationship between Branched-Chain Amino Acids, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk Profile in a Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Correlations between BCAAs and cardiometabolic risk factors.

Variables	BCAAs	L-Leu	L-Ile	L-Val
Age	0.083	0.079	0.070	0.066
Ln (waist circumference)	0.219	0.215	0.212	0.176
BMI	0.169	0.148	0.145	0.160
SBP	−0.002	−0.014	−0.012	0.02
DBP	−0.032	−0.033	−0.025	−0.021
Ln (FPG)	0.260	0.215	0.216	0.249
HbA1c	0.164	0.125	0.139	0.181
TC	0.005	0.007	0.04	0.032
Ln (TG)	0.264	0.234	0.230	0.240
Ln (HDL-C)	−0.268	−0.255	−0.281	−0.206
LDL-C	0.017	0.050	0.032	−0.016
UA	0.213	0.217	0.221	0.154
eGFR	−0.062	−0.089	−0.079	0.033
MS components	0.223	0.194	0.203	0.197
CVD risk score	0.204	0.198	0.240	0.144

Notes. . Data that were not normally distributed were Napierian logarithmically transformed before analysis. BCAAs: branched-chain amino acids; MS: metabolic system; CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; UA: uric acid; e-GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; L-Leu: L-leucine; L-Ile: L-isoleucine; and L-Val: L-valine.