Table 3: Correlations between glycolysis metabolites.

  Pyruvate Lactate α-HB β-HB
r P Value r P Value r P Value r P Value
Pyruvate     0.300 0.1208 -0.025 0.5380 0.312 0.1118
Lactate         0.642 0.0027 0.627 0.0035
α-HB             0.7175 0.0006

Correlation coefficients were calculated by Pearson’s product moment formula.
HB = hydroxybutyrate, r = correlation coefficient.