Table 3

Relative intensities of four significantly changed metabolites between the fetal-exposed and non-exposed groups in both 2014 and 2019

20142019
Fetal-exposed (1959–1962)Non-exposed (1963–1965)P valueFetal-exposed (1959–1962)Non-exposed (1963–1965)P value
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Age, years53.1±0.950.3±0.8<0.00158.0±0.955.3±0.8<0.001
Men, %37.8735.40.75635.139.40.538
Diabetes, %11.06.30.29620.67.40.009
BMI, kg/m225.3±3.623.8±2.70.00324.8±4.124.4±2.60.456
Indole-3-carbinol8.8±2.810.0±3.00.0096.0±1.46.4±1.50.039
PC(22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)/16:1(9Z))13.9±11.219.6±14.60.0065.2±2.76.1±3.20.047
Pyrimidine1.4±0.61.7±0.60.0060.51±0.310.61±0.330.028
PC(16:1(9Z)/22:5(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z))0.57±0.420.80±0.560.0040.23±0.120.27±0.140.016
  • Continuous variables are expressed as mean±SD and categorical variables are described as percentage.

  • Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables and Pearson’s χ2 test was used for categorical variables.

  • BMI, body mass index; PC, phosphatidylcholine.