Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population
Figure 5
Age and BMI adjusted geometric means of ghrelin level and their effect on HOMA-IR. (a) Age and BMI adjusted ghrelin levels according to tertiles of HOMA-IR ( < 1.53, 1.53 ≤ ≤ 3.01, and > 3.01) showing association between increasing insulin resistance and increasing ghrelin level in males (-trend = 0.0202). (b) Age and BMI adjusted ghrelin levels according to tertiles of waist to hip ratios showing no significant change in ghrelin level in subjects with increasing level of insulin resistance as measured by HOMA-IR in females.
