Table 3.

Correlation between ghrelin and cinical and biochemical parameters in adolescents with CDGP

Parameters	R	P- value
Age (years)	- 0.15	0.4
Weight (kg)	- 0.39	0.03*
Height (cm)	- 0.48	0.02*
BMI (kg/m2)	- 0.46	0.02*
Testicular volume(ml)	- 0.43	0.04*
Bone age(years)	- 0.35	0.043*
Bone age delay(years)	0.53	0.008*
FSH (iu/ml)	- 0.45	0.03*
LH (iu/ml)	- 0.49	0.01*
Testosterone (ng/ml)	- 0.39	0.032*

CDGP: Constitutional delay of growth and puberty; BMI: Body mass index;

FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone; LH: Luteinizing hormone; *P is significant if < 0.05