Table 4A.
Univariate Spearman rank correlation analysis of fluctuations of GH, cortisol, glucose and insulin (maximal minus minimal concentration, i.e. Δ) during glucagon stimulation test for the whole group (n=139).
| glucose min. | glucose max | insulin min | insulin max | HGH min | HGH max | Cortisol min | Cortisol max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δ Cortisol | r=-0.103 p=0.24 |
-0.107 0.2198 |
-0.101 0.2569 |
0.133 0.1305 |
0.106 0.2252 |
0.266 0.0020 |
-0.150 0.0838 |
0.765 <0.0001 |
| Δ GH | r= -0.308 p=0.0003 |
-0.180 0.3555 |
-0.267 0.0018 |
-0.024 0.7833 |
0.498 <0.0001 |
0.988 <0.0001 |
0.162 0.0626 |
0.312 0.0003 |
| Δ insulin | r=-0.051 p=0.5552 |
0.050 0.5656 |
0.390 <0.0001 |
0.996 <0.0001 |
-0.142 0.1010 |
-0.017 0.8495 |
-0.139 0.1130 |
0.030 0.7421 |
| Δ glucose | r= -0.187 p=0.0276 |
0.866 <0.0001 |
0.263 0.0021 |
0.076 0.3804 |
-0.215 0.0115 |
-0.064 0.4603 |
-0.002 0.9788 |
-0.053 0.5450 |
Statistically significant differences are highlighted in red.