Table 2.

Group differences in and relationships between fasting plasma acylated ghrelin levels and appetite ratings.

	Group						Between-group comparisons^a
	HC		AN		AN-WR
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Acylated ghrelin (pg/ml), raw	14.4	12.1	59.5	75.6	37.8	10.4	F(2,31) = 2.77, P=0.078
							HC vs. AN: Mean Diff =45.12, P=0.053
							HC vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff= 23.38, P=0.001
							AN vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff=21.74, P=0.405
Acylated ghrelin (pg/ml), log-transformed	2.5	0.6	3.5	1.1	3.6	0.3	F(2,31) = 7.47, P=0.002
							HC vs. AN: Mean Diff=1.05, P=0.007
							HC vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff= 1.12, P= 0.001
							AN vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff =0.07, P= 0.860
Hunger	6.2	1.8	5.2	2.3	5.2	1.8	F(2,31) = 1.10, P= 0.345
							HC vs. AN: Mean Diff=1.07, P=0.206
							HC vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff= 1.04, P= 0.197
							AN vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff=0.03, P=0.976
Desire to eat favorite food	5.7	2.4	2.5	2.5	3.3	2.2	F(2,31) = 5.40, P=0.010
							HC vs. AN: Mean Diff =3.01, P=0.005
							HC vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff= 2.37, P=0.029
							AN vs. AN-WR: Mean Diff=0.63, P=0.551
	r (P)		r ( P)		r ( P)
Correlation between acylated ghrelin and:
Hunger	0.48 (0.113)		0.04 (0.906)		– 0.02 (0.955)		HC vs. AN: Z = 1.06, P= 0.145
							HC vs. AN-WR: Z =1.04, P=0.149
							AN vs. AN-WR: Z=0.11, P=0.456
Desire to eat favorite food	0.39 (0.212)		– 0.11 (0.712)		– 0.20 (0.604)		HC vs. AN: Z = 1.14, P= 0.127
							HC vs. AN-WR: Z =1.17, P=0.121
							AN vs. AN-WR: Z=0.17, P=0.433

Significant results bolded.