Metabolomic Evaluation of Chronic Periodontal Disease in Older Adults

Table 1

Metabolites with a greater than twofold change in the periodontitis relative to the healthy group.

Metabolite	FC	log2 (FC)	HMDB ID
2,3-Dihydroxypropyl icosanoate	20.22	43.381	HMDB11572
Glycerol	6.79	27.643	HMDB00131
Serine	3.93	19.737	HMDB00187
5-Aminovaleric acid	2.54	13.442	HMDB03355
Putrescine	2.17	11.153	HMDB01414
Lactulose	0.48	-10.499	HMDB00740
Oxalic acid	0.47	-10.828	HMDB02329
1-Benzoyl-2-t-butyl-5-ethyl-3-methyl-5-vinyl-imidazolidin-4-one	0.42	-12.655	N/A
Maltose	0.13	-29.432	HMDB00163

FC: fold change; HMDB, Human Metabolome Database; N/A: not available in HMDB.