Table 2 Comparison of amino acids among the groups

Phe (μm/L)

M ± SD

793 ± 415

145 ± 50

75 ± 13

Min-Max

300–2211

99.7–250

40–92.5

Median (IQR)

748 (465)^a,c

115 (68)^b,c

78 (14)

< 0.05

Tyr (μm/L)

M ± SD

48 ± 14

40 ± 13

56 ± 12

Min-Max

23–85

23–65

30–75.6

Median (IQR)

46 (25)^a,c

39 (22)^b,c

59 (18)

< 0.05

P/T ratio

M ± SD

17 ± 8

4 ± 2

1 ± 0

Min-Max

4.1–36.2

2.1–10.2

1–1.7

Median (IQR)

16 (10)^a,c

4 (2)^b,c

1 (0)

< 0.05

Cit

Mean ± SD

69.03 ± 33.39

37.01 ± 3.03

16.04 ± 9.71

Min-Max

32–188

32–42

2–34

Median (IQR)

62.5 (41)^a,b,c

37 (5)

13.2 (13)

< 0.05

Orn

Mean ± SD

201 ± 88

101 ± 67

145 ± 81

Min-Max

33–348

23–230

29–321

Median (IQR)

213 (151)^a,b

103.5 (100)

138.5 (115)

< 0.05

Met

Mean ± SD

10.03 ± 6.71

2.61 ± 1.93

6.84 ± 5.29

Min-Max

1–23

0.2–8

1.7–23

Median (IQR)

8.5 (11.87)^a,b,c

2 (1.3)

4.95 (3.4)

< 0.05

Arg

Mean ± SD

3.15 ± 1.62

5.19 ± 1.53

17.63 ± 10.16

Min-Max

0–8.2

2.7–7.3

3.8–34

Median (IQR)

2.8 (2.6)^b

5.2 (2.1)^a,c

17.45 (20)

< 0.05

Val

Mean ± SD

32.89 ± 16.47

25.91 ± 20.36

76.43 ± 47.82

Min-Max

12–65

2–76

3–192

Median (IQR)

30 (23)^b,c

22.2 (25)

66 (59)

< 0.05

Leu

Mean ± SD

19.82 ± 6.29

51.14 ± 6.99

154.82 ± 53.60

Min-Max

3–32

39–63

56–249

Median (IQR)

21 (8)^b

52 (10)^a,c

157.5 (93)

< 0.05