Table 3.
Correlations between GH secretion or IGF-I and cardiovascular risk markers or aminotransferases levels.
| GH Peak | IGF-I | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | |
| Age (year) | −0.543 | .030 | −0.486 | .066 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.721 | .022 | −0.577 | .024 |
| Mid-waist circumference (cm) | −0.576 | .020 | −0.338 | .218 |
| Waist/hip ratio | −0.350 | .184 | −0.229 | .411 |
| Total body fat (%) | −0.748 | .001 | −0.728 | .002 |
| Trunk fat (cm2) | −0.595 | .019 | −0.338 | .218 |
| GH Peak | 0.599 | .018 | ||
| IGF-I (ng/mL) | 0.599 | .018 | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.532 | .034 | −0.513 | .051 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 0.561 | .037 | 0.568 | .043 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | −0.692 | .006 | −0.725 | .005 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | −0.456 | .076 | −0.468 | .078 |
| Fasting Insulin (μU/mL) | −0.650 | .012 | −0.506 | .078 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.846 | .001 | −0.613 | .034 |
| GOT (IU/L) | −0.685 | .020 | −0.049 | .894 |
| GPT (IU/L) | −0.656 | .011 | −0.257 | .397 |
| GGT (IU/L) | −0.642 | .018 | −0.408 | .188 |