highly significantp < 0.001
Previous studies have demonstrated highly significant correlations ( p < 0.001) between mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the quantification of blood levels of metabolites [ 36 ] For total BCAAs levels, a previously published large-scale UK Biobank study that used Nightingale NMR profiling listed a % coefficient of variation (%CV) of approximately 5–6% [ 37 ]. 2.5.