Table 2.

Correlation between log GH peak and parameters of cardiovascular risk

	Whole group (n = 86)		BMI ≥ 27·5 (n = 42)		DXA subset (n = 45)
Parameter	r	P	r	P	r	P
BMI	–0·51	< 0·0001	–0·18	< 0·253	–0·57	< 0·0001
HDL cholesterol	0·43	< 0·0001	0·22	< 0·168	0·35	< 0·02
Triglycerides	–0·41	< 0·0001	–0·21	< 0·192	–0·39	< 0·008
Fasting glucose	–0·55	< 0·0001	–0·50	< 0·001	–0·61	< 0·0001
Systolic BP	–0·16	< 0·152	0·12	< 0·433	–0·07	< 0·649
Diastolic BP	–0·14	< 0·20	–0·08	< 0·638	–0·05	< 0·736
Insulin	–0·52	< 0·0001	–0·41	< 0·007	–0·65	< 0·0001
HOMA-IR	–0·52	< 0·0001	–0·43	< 0·005	–0·69	< 0·0001
Chol/HDL	–0·44	< 0·0001	–0·18	< 0·268	–0·45	< 0·002
Total cholesterol	0·06	< 0·58	0·15	< 0·329	0·01	< 0·976
LDL cholesterol	–0·01	< 0·96	0·16	< 0·317	–0·03	< 0·847

BMI, body mass index; DXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; HDL, high density lipoprotein; BP, blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment – insulin resistance; Chol/HDL, total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low density lipoprotein.

Pearson correlation coefficients between parameters and log GH peak for the whole group (n = 86), a subgroup of 42 subjects whose BMI was ≥ 27·5, and a subgroup of 45 subjects having had body composition measurements by DXA. Significant relationships are shown in bold.