Table 3.
Correlations between total ghrelin and other variables in young and older PWS children and weight for age or BMI z-score equivalent controls (C)
| For PWS children: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total ghrelin |
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| Young | Older | |
| Age | 0·02 | -0·73** |
| Weight-for-age percentage | -0·20 | - |
| Weight-for-age z-score | -0·20 | - |
| Weight-for-length percentage | 0·021 | - |
| Weight-for-length z-score | 0·020 | - |
| BMI z-score | - | -0·60* |
| Leptin | 0·35 | -0·51 |
| Glucose | -0·16 | -0·17 |
| Insulin | -0·36* | -0·48 |
| HOMA-IR | -0·29 | -0·55* |
| Total adiponectin | -0·02 | 0·49 |
| HMW adiponectin | -0·01 | 0·49 |
| HMW : total adiponectin ratio | -0·19 | 0·48 |
| For C children: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total ghrelin |
||
| Young | Older | |
| Age | 0·14 | -0·42 |
| Weight-for-age percentage | -0·17 | - |
| Weight-for-age z-score | -0·17 | - |
| Weight-for-length percentage | -0·26 | - |
| Weight-for-length z-score | -0·26 | - |
| BMI z-score | - | -0·58* |
| Leptin | -0·42* | -0·49 |
| Glucose | -0·25 | -0·51 |
| Insulin | -0·25 | -0·37 |
| HOMA-IR | -0·36 | -0·53* |
| Total adiponectin | 0·07 | 0·49 |
| HMW adiponectin | 0·03 | 0·58* |
| HMW : total adiponectin ratio | -0·10 | 0·41 |
Spearman rank correlations reported.
*
P < 0·05.
**
P < 0·01.
Spearman rank correlations reported.
*
P < 0·05.