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Table 2 Metabolites associated with breast cancer at FDR < 0.20

From: A prospective case–cohort analysis of plasma metabolites and breast cancer risk

Metabolite

Metabolite class

RR (95% CI)a

p

FDR

PC (18:2/18:2)

Lipid

0.85 (0.80, 0.92)

1.19 × 10−5

6.87 × 10−3

PC (18:2/18:3)*

Lipid

0.85 (0.79, 0.91)

1.58 × 10−5

6.87 × 10−3

Azelate (C9-DC)

Lipid

0.87 (0.81, 0.93)

1.17 × 10−4

3.38 × 10−2

PC (O-16:0/18:2)*

Lipid

0.87 (0.82, 0.94)

1.93 × 10−4

3.42 × 10−2

LysoPE (18:1)

Lipid

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

2.23 × 10−4

3.42 × 10−2

2-Hydroxydecanoate

Lipid

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

2.37 × 10−4

3.42 × 10−2

LysoPC (18:2)

Lipid

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

2.81 × 10−4

3.49 × 10−2

PC (O-16:0/18:1)*

Lipid

0.88 (0.82, 0.94)

3.32 × 10−4

3.60 × 10−2

LysoPE (18:2)*

Lipid

0.88 (0.82, 0.94)

4.60 × 10−4

3.81 × 10−2

3-Methyl catechol sulfate (2)

Xenobiotic

1.14 (1.06, 1.23)

4.76 × 10−4

3.81 × 10−2

LysoPC (18:3)*

Lipid

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

4.83 × 10−4

3.81 × 10−2

Phenylacetylglutamine

Peptide

0.88 (0.81, 0.95)

1.11 × 10−3

8.04 × 10−2

PE (O-18:0/18:2)*

Lipid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

1.41 × 10−3

9.40 × 10−2

Serine

Amino acid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

1.74 × 10−3

1.03 × 10−1

Androstenediol (3β,17β) disulfate (2)

Lipid

1.13 (1.05, 1.22)

1.86 × 10−3

1.03 × 10−1

2-Hydroxysebacate

Lipid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

1.89 × 10−3

1.03 × 10−1

SM (d18:2/23:0, d18:1/23:1, d17:1/24:1)*

Lipid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

2.31 × 10−3

1.13 × 10−1

PE (O-18:0/18:1)

Lipid

0.90 (0.83, 0.96)

2.41 × 10−3

1.13 × 10−1

Androsteroid monosulfate (1)*

Lipid

1.13 (1.04, 1.22)

2.58 × 10−3

1.13 × 10−1

12,13-DiHOME

Lipid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

2.61 × 10−3

1.13 × 10−1

21-Hydroxypregnenolone disulfate

Lipid

1.13 (1.04, 1.22)

2.90 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

LysoPC (18:1)

Lipid

0.90 (0.83, 0.96)

3.01 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

SM (d18:1/22:1, d18:2/22:0, d16:1/24:1)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.96)

3.03 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

3-Ethylcatechol sulfate (2)

Xenobiotic

1.11 (1.04, 1.20)

3.34 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

3-Hydroxypyridine glucuronide

Xenobiotic

1.12 (1.04, 1.20)

3.47 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

Arachidyl carnitine (C20)*

Lipid

0.89 (0.82, 0.96)

3.55 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

S-Methylcysteine sulfoxide

Amino acid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

3.56 × 10−3

1.14 × 10−1

PC (18:0/18:2)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

3.75 × 10−3

1.15 × 10−1

(2,4 or 2,5)-Dimethylphenol sulfate

Xenobiotic

1.12 (1.04, 1.20)

4.09 × 10−3

1.15 × 10−1

N-Formylanthranilic acid

Amino acid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

4.09 × 10−3

1.15 × 10−1

Octadecadienoate (C18:2-DC)*

Lipid

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

4.13 × 10−3

1.15 × 10−1

Syringol sulfate

Xenobiotic

1.12 (1.04, 1.21)

4.23 × 10−3

1.15 × 10−1

Docosadioate (C22-DC)

Lipid

0.90 (0.83, 0.97)

4.77 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PC (18:2/20:4n6)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

5.02 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PE (O-16:0/18:1)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

5.10 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PI (18:0/18:1)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.83, 0.97)

5.25 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

LysoPC (24:0)

Lipid

0.90 (0.83, 0.97)

5.48 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

Hippurate

Xenobiotic

0.90 (0.83, 0.97)

5.86 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

SM (d18:2/14:0, d18:1/14:1)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

5.89 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

Androstenediol (3β,17β) disulfate (1)

Lipid

1.11 (1.03, 1.20)

5.99 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PE (18:2/18:2)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

5.99 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

Sphinganine-1-phosphate

Lipid

0.91 (0.85, 0.97)

6.07 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PI (18:0/18:2)

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

6.18 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

PE (O-16:0/18:2)*

Lipid

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

6.30 × 10−3

1.24 × 10−1

Glycerophosphoethanolamine

Lipid

0.91 (0.84, 0.97)

7.09 × 10−3

1.34 × 10−1

16α-Hydroxy DHEA 3-sulfate

Lipid

1.11 (1.03, 1.20)

7.15 × 10−3

1.34 × 10−1

SM (d18:1/24:0)

Lipid

0.91 (0.84, 0.97)

7.25 × 10−3

1.34 × 10−1

Undecanedioate (C11-DC)

Lipid

0.91 (0.84, 0.97)

8.01 × 10−3

1.41 × 10−1

Asparagine

Amino acid

0.91 (0.84, 0.97)

8.05 × 10−3

1.41 × 10−1

Androstenediol (3α, 17α) monosulfate (2)

Lipid

1.11 (1.03, 1.20)

8.15 × 10−3

1.41 × 10−1

Catechol glucuronide

Amino acid

1.10 (1.02, 1.19)

8.85 × 10−3

1.51 × 10−1

Pregnenolone sulfate

Lipid

1.11 (1.03, 1.20)

9.72 × 10−3

1.60 × 10−1

4-Guanidinobutanoate

Amino acid

0.91 (0.85, 0.98)

9.82 × 10−3

1.60 × 10−1

LysoPE (O-18:0)*

Lipid

0.91 (0.84, 0.98)

9.94 × 10−3

1.60 × 10−1

LysoPE (18:0)

Lipid

0.91 (0.84, 0.98)

1.05 × 10−2

1.66 × 10−1

Androstenediol (3β,17β) monosulfate (1)

Lipid

1.11 (1.02, 1.19)

1.08 × 10−2

1.67 × 10−1

Sphinganine

Lipid

0.91 (0.85, 0.98)

1.10 × 10−2

1.67 × 10−1

β-Cryptoxanthin

Cofactors/vitamins

0.91 (0.84, 0.98)

1.33 × 10−2

1.94 × 10−1

PE (18:1/18:2)*

Lipid

0.91 (0.85, 0.98)

1.34 × 10−2

1.94 × 10−1

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)

Lipid

1.11 (1.02, 1.20)

1.35 × 10−2

1.94 × 10−1

Glutamine

Amino acid

0.91 (0.85, 0.98)

1.37 × 10−2

1.94 × 10−1

  1. FDR false discovery rate; RR relative risk; CI confidence interval
  2. aModels were adjusted for age, race, education, family history of breast cancer, age at menarche, oral contraceptive use, postmenopausal hormone use, and parity and age at first birth. Associations are per one standard deviation increase in metabolite level