International Journal of Endocrinology

Review Article

Peripheral Pathways in the Food-Intake Control towards the Adipose-Intestinal Missing Link

Table 2

BMI, age, sex, and gut hormones.
 ChildrenFemaleMaleAdults
Age  [15]   [15]   [16]   [16] [17]   [18]   [19]   [17]   [20]   [20]   [21]    [19]   [22]   [19]
   [23]   [23]
BMI (kg/m2)    [15]   [15]   [16]   [16]  
 [24]		   [17]   [18]   [19]   [17]   [20]   [20]   [21]    
[19]		    [22]   [19]   [23]   [23]
CCK (pmol/L)       [17]     [17]         
Leptin (µg/L)   [15]   [25]   [16]   [16]    [18]   [19]    [20]   [20]        [23]   [23]
Ghrelin (pg/mL)   [15]   [15]       [19]    [20]   [20]     [19] (pmol/L)   [22]   [19]   [23]   [23]
GIP (pmol/L)       [17]    
[17]		         
GLP-1 (pmol/L)           [20]   [20] (ng/mL) [21]   [26]      [23]   [23]
PYY (pg/mL)   [15]   [15] 86 (pg/L)
  [24]		       [20]   [20]        [23]   [23]
BMI: body mass index, CCK: cholecystokinin, GIP: gastric inhibitory peptide, GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1, and PYY: peptide YY.