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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2012 Apr;76(4):520–525. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04182.x

Table 2.

Relationship between hormones and psychiatric measures

Leptin Ghrelin
r p-value r p-value
HAM-D -0.43 0.0004* 0.18 NS
HAM-A -0.34 0.006* 0.16 NS
Perceived Stress Scale -0.35 0.007 0.27 0.046
*

p≤0.05 after controlling for total body fat or weight.

HAM-D, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; HAM-A, Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety.