Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population
Figure 3
Age adjusted geometric means of ghrelin level and their effect on BMI. (a) Age adjusted ghrelin levels according to different classes of BMI (BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 was considered lean, 25 and 29.9 was considered overweight, ≥30 was considered obese) showing no significant change in ghrelin level across the different BMI classes in Arab males. (b) Females on the other hand showed significant decrease in ghrelin level in obese subjects compared to lean and overweight (-trend = 0.0412).
