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Table 2. Plasma Levels of Total Ghrelin, Obestatin, Ghrelin to Obestatin Ratio, and Glucose in Subjects.

	Time	Control Group	40% 1RM ^d	80% 1RM ^d	P value ^a
Total ghrelin level, pg/mL	Pre-test	311 ± 162 ^b	414 ± 154	397 ± 195	0.88
Total ghrelin level, pg/mL	Post-test	316 ± 175	446 ± 186	451 ± 142	0.88
Obestatin level, pg/mL	Pre-test	205 ± 48	110 ± 57	158 ± 143	0.05 ^c
Obestatin level, pg/mL	Post-test	229 ± 43	126 ± 64	86 ± 22	0.05 ^c
Ghrelin to obestatin ratio	Pre-test	1.70 ± 1.30	4.06 ± 1.70	3.37 ± 1.83	0.012
Ghrelin to obestatin ratio	Post-test	1.30 ± 0.70	4.09 ± 1.25	5.66 ± 2.15	0.012
Plasma glucose level, mg/100 mL	Pre-test	89.6 ± 8.7	87.2 ± 5.9	82.1 ± 5.0	0.11
Plasma glucose level, mg/100 mL	Post-test	84.5 ± 4.2	83.3 ± 3.5	83.1 ± 4.9	0.11

^aConsidered significant

^bNumbers are defined in terms of mean ± SD

^cSignificant difference between the groups

^dAbbreviations: RM, Repetition maximum