Top 20 univariate markers across all outcome measures.

<p>Each numeric entry indicates the number of statistical tests in which the described analyte was found to be a statistically significant biomarker when evaluated for regression against the given outcome measures or categorical characteristics: SMA Types, Disease Onset, Current Level of Function and Respiratory Support. Each outcome measure or characteristic inherently has a certain number of possible sub-categories available for pairwise statistical testing (in parentheses for each outcome or characteristic): 12 for SMA Types, 5 for Disease Onset, 15 for current level of function and 4 for Respiratory Support (see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0035462#pone.0035462.s001" target="_blank">Table S1</a> for details). The Total denotes the sum of all outcomes for which the protein is a marker and indicates the overall strength of the relationship between the analyte and SMA values; the maximum possible number for Total is 36, as all the analytes above are also statistical significant regressors with the MHMS outcome. AAA – Amino acid analysis; FFA – Free fatty acid; Q-VALUE – significance corrected for the effect of multiple comparisons; STD – Standard deviation; UCL – Upper 95% confidence limit; LCL – lower 95% confidence limit (on the value of slope). Slope values listed in red are positive values and those in green negative values.*These are distinct isoforms detected by the LC/MS method.