Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Diabetes. Jan 15, 2024; 15(1): 53-71
Published online Jan 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i1.53
Table 3 Correlation coefficients between serum amino acids and adiposity, body weight and body mass index in 97 type 2 diabetes patients differing in body mass index categories
Amino acidsPooled (n = 97)
Obese (n = 22)
Overweight (n = 42)
Normal weight (n = 33)
VAT
Body weight
BMI
HDL
VAT
Body weight
BMI
HDL
VAT
Body weight
BMI
HDL
VAT
Body weight
BMI
HDL
Valine0.375b0.236a0.212aNS0.3110.2170.009NS0.1400.286c0.223NS0.1500.0080.167NS
Isoleucine0.443b0.287b0.255a-0.309b0.1090.106-0.095NS0.347c0.289c0.301d-0.417b0.3510.0470.114NS
Leucine0.396b0.315b0.249a-.276b0.1200.201-0.068NS0.3120.320a0.340a-0.345a0.1330.1590.173NS
Tyrosine0.524b0.341b0.301bNS0.4470.1360.002NS0.2510.343a0.094NS-0.0360.1540.347aNS
Phenylalanine0.508b0.264b0.262a-0.307b0.1770.1760.027NS0.607b0.0960.171-0.323a0.1850.1560.085NS
Tryptophan0.373a0.362b0.236aNS0.3820.076-0.230NS0.1070.339a0.114NS-0.0420.280-0.012NS
Methionine0.379b0.251a0.228aNS0.2290.2230.105NS0.377c0.327a0.357aNS-0.2630.0500.296cNS
Taurine-0.367a-0.0010.047NS-0.479c-0.043-0.164NS-0.451a-0.1530.142NS-0.3450.083-0.082NS
Alanine0.429b0.194d0.268bNS0.640a0.1780.078NS-0.027-0.041-0.095NS0.304-0.1710.043NS
Asparagine0.278d0.218a0.079-0.222a0.2000.3330.049-0.478a0.1290.287c0.008NS-0.1920.206-0.052NS
Glutamine0.253c0.1570.052NS0.4220.0750.042NS-0.0210.282c0.043NS0.0000.070-0.072NS
Glutamate0.398b0.263b0.234aNS0.1470.1720.133NS0.2910.1810.021NS-0.0240.113-0.053NS
Lysine0.390b0.272b0.203aNS0.3720.1240.053NS0.2370.277c0.090NS-0.2460.059-0.054NS
Hydroxyproline0.293a0.025-0.008NS-0.4280.0800.015-0.436a0.2760.1720.056NS0.192-0.105-0.171NS
Threonine0.388b0.237a0.190cNS0.573a0.3220.233NS0.1080.1900.177NS0.0120.0880.005NS
Citrulline0.1180.035-0.046NS-0.146-0.114-0.043NS0.0680.2310.015NS-0.120-0.052-0.233NS
Proline0.314a0.0990.104NS0.295-0.015-0.162NS0.0590.205-0.061NS0.018-0.310c0.047NS
Homocysteine-0.1320.007-0.011NS0.2320.475a0.431NS-0.201-0.109-0.061NS0.251-0.015-0.020NS
Histidine0.278d0.331b0.250aNS0.3160.3580.123NS0.0850.275c0.231NS-0.2740.1000.012NS
Arginine0.1670.0420.042NS0.097-0.189-0.226NS0.1220.078-0.100NS-0.215-0.182-0.088NS
β-Alanine-0.134-0.073-0.108NS0.241-0.1080.069NS-0.360c-0.175-0.329aNS0.1930.306c-0.037NS
Carnosine0.278d0.1620.157NS0.113-0.121-0.143NS0.0560.0620.054NS-0.649a0.200-0.156NS
Serine0.1490.1510.039-0.240a-0.157-0.031-0.154NS0.1210.159-0.121NS-0.2200.465b0.111NS