Research Article
Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population
Table 2
Spearman correlation of ghrelin marker with cardiometabolic risk factors.
| | Variables | All | Male | Female | | value | | value | | value |
| | Age (years) | −0.07 | 0.1916 | −0.03 | 0.7234 | −0.11 | 0.1438 | | BMI (kg/m2) | −0.10 | 0.0609 | −0.14 | 0.0663 | −0.14 | 0.0534 | | Waist to hip | −0.21 |
<0.0001 | −0.02 | 0.8160 | −0.23 | 0.0011 | | TC (mmol/l) | 0.07 | 0.1786 | 0.09 | 0.2456 | 0.01 | 0.8626 | | TG (mmol/l) | −0.07 | 0.2017 | −0.07 | 0.3294 | −0.03 | 0.6688 | | LDL (mmol/l) | 0.09 | 0.0936 | 0.11 | 0.1262 | 0.04 | 0.6003 | | HDL (mmol/l) | 0.07 | 0.1674 | 0.01 | 0.9263 | 0.04 | 0.5725 | | FBG (mmol/l) | −0.07 | 0.1800 | −0.01 | 0.9455 | −0.10 | 0.1886 | | HBA1C (%) | −0.19 | 0.0002 | −0.12 | 0.1183 | −0.19 | 0.0102 | | HOMAIR | −0.02 | 0.6731 | 0.07 | 0.3988 | −0.12 | 0.1121 | | Systolic (mmHg) | −0.11 | 0.0318 | 0.02 | 0.7526 | −0.15 | 0.0383 | | Diastolic (mmHg) | −0.12 | 0.0203 | −0.03 | 0.7151 | −0.16 | 0.0230 |
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BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.
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