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. 2011 Apr 14;11:37. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-37

Table 2.

Levels of eight hormones related to energy homeostasis, and BMI in 21 subjects, according to H. pylori eradication status

Median (IQR) hormone concentration (pg/ml), before and after H. pylori eradication Comparison of values at baseline and after eradication
(p-value)
Baseline Eradicated

Hormone Pre-meal Post-meal pb Pre-meal Post-meal pb Pre-meal Post-meal

Amylin 15 19 0.046 16 36 0.008 0.25 0.16
(14-43) (15-54) (15-50) (15-106)

Insulin 243 584 < 0.001 265 763 < 0.001 0.39 0.28
(129-414) (462-1,475) (139-558) (430-2,100)

Ghrelin 1,024 231 0.004 1,710 1,586 0.12 0.51 0.005
(7-3,461) (7-1,329) (27-4,573) (13-3,360)

GIP 15 107 0.001 27 82 0.001 0.82 0.85
(5-29) (29-214) (9-54) (41-282)

GLP-1 28 16 0.51 36 45 0.95 0.11 0.04
(10-56) (9-59) (12-89) (14-91)

Leptin 4,260 5,690 0.02 6,605 7,400 0.02 0.001 < 0.001
(1,890-6,649) (1,765-11,350) (3,517-14,600) (4,120-17,925)

PP 63 107 0.005 79 112 0.001 0.31 0.23
(18-113) (44-204) (26-153) (45-172)

PYY 39 70 0.002 61 70 0.001 0.02 0.34
(27-82) (48-98) (34-90) (47-137)

a p-values < 0.05 are indicated in bold

b Wilcoxon's signed rank test comparing pre-meal and post-meal values.

c Paired t-test comparing BMI at baseline to after H. pylori eradication.

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