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Table 4 Pearson correlation coefficient between plasma ghrelin (ng/ml) with clinical, anthropometric, laboratory, and phenotype characteristics of obese groups

From: Impact of weight loss on plasma ghrelin level, clinical, and metabolic features of obese women with or without polycystic ovary syndrome

 

Obese group (n = 110)

Obese non-PCOS group, N = 60

Obese PCOS group, N = 50

r

P

r

P

Body mass index (kg/m2)

− 0.252

˂ 0.001*

− 0.282

˂ 0.0 1*

Waist/hip ratio

− 0.244*

˂ 0.001*

− 0.307

˂ 0.001*

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

− 0.108

0.261

− 0.080

0.579

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

− 0.014

0.881

− 0.149

0.302

Hirsutism score

− 0.125

0.192

− 0.099

0.494

Ovarian volume

− 0.109

0.257

− 0.133

0.358

AFC

− 0.122

0.203

− 0.491

˂ 0.001*

FMI%

− 0.204

˂ 0.001*

− 0.307

˂ 0.001*

FFMI%

− 0.238

˂ 0.001*

− 0.282

˂ 0.001*

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

− 0.345

˂ 0.001*

− 0.169

0.241

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

− 0.406

˂ 0.001*

− 0.246

0.085

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

− 0.570

˂ 0.001*

− 0.015

0.917

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.041

0.667

0.118

0.413

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

− 0.296

˂ 0.001*

− 0.443

˂ 0.001*

Fasting serum insulin (lU/mL)

− 0.266

˂ 0.001*

− 0.396

˂ 0.001*

HbA1c (%)

− 0.365

˂ 0.001*

− 0.521

˂ 0.001*

HOMA-IR

− 0.345

˂ 0.001*

− 0.285

˂ 0.001*

HOMA B

0.111

0.248

− 0.061

0.674

FSH (mIU/mL)

− 0.187

0.051

0.143

0.320

LH (mIU/mL)

− 0.119

0.214

− 0.022

0.878

LH/FSH

− 0.028

0.772

− 0.131

0.364

DHEA-S (mg/mL)

− 0.00

0.967

− 0.733

˂ 0.001*

Total testosterone (ng/mL)

− 0.061

0.527

− 0.454

˂ 0.001*

Androstenedione (ng/mL)

− 0.151

0.114

− 0.462

˂ 0.001*

  1. *p ˂ 0.05