Correlation between intestinal flora disruption and protein–energy wasting in patients with end-stage renal disease

Table 8 Relationship between anthropometric indicators and the predicted amino acid metabolic pathways

Amino acid metabolism		HGS		MAC		MAMC		BMI
Amino acid metabolism		r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
HD (N = 49)	Aromatic biosynthesis	0.458	< 0.001	0.37	0.009	0.382	0.007	0.33	0.017
	BCAA biosynthesis	0.37	0.009	0.347	0.015	0.93	0.005	0.448	0.005
	Lysine biosynthesis	0.389	0.006	0.34	0.017	0.315	0.027	0.335	0.018
	BCAA degradation	−0.485	< 0.001	−0.441	< 0.001	−0.12	0.399	−0.455	0.001
PD (N = 51)	Aromatic biosynthesis	0.512	< 0.001	0.471	< 0.001	0.448	0.001	0.456	0.001
	BCAA biosynthesis	0.36	0.008	0.345	0.016	0.953	0.005	0.488	0.004
	Lysine biosynthesis	0.42	0.002	0.488	< 0.001	0.489	< 0.001	0.466	< 0.001
	BCAA degradation	−0.37	0.009	−0.347	0.015	−0.93	0.005	−0.55	0.001

BMI body mass index, BCAA branched-chain amino acid, HD hemodialysis, HGS handgrip strength, MAC mid-upper arm circumference, MAMC mid-upper arm muscle circumference, PD peritoneal dialysis

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