Table 1.
Characteristics of the 50 women included in the study analyses of ghrelin, leptin and interpersonal stressors
| Characteristic | Category/Description | Number(%) | Mean(SD) |
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| Race | White | 44(88) | --- |
| Black | 3(6) | --- | |
| Other | 3(4) | --- | |
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| Education | High school or below | 0(0) | --- |
| Some college/College graduate | 26(52) | --- | |
| Graduate/Professional training | 24(48) | --- | |
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| Marital Status | Single | 13(26) | --- |
| Married/Domestic partner | 29(58) | --- | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 8(16) | --- | |
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| BMI (categorical) | Normal weight (< 25 kg/m2) | 34(68) | --- |
| Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) | 16(32) | --- | |
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| Sleep quality (PSQI – categorical) | Poor sleep quality (< 5) | 13(26.0) | --- |
| Good sleep quality (≥ 5) | 37(74.0) | --- | |
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| # interpersonal stressors | 0 reported across all visits | 14(29.2) | --- |
| At least 1 reported at 1 visit | 18(37.5) | --- | |
| At least 1 reported at 2 visits | 10(20.8) | --- | |
| At least 1 reported at 3 visits | 6(12.5) | --- | |
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| # non-interpersonal stressors | 0 reported across all visits | 13(27.1) | --- |
| At least 1 reported at 1 visit | 16(33.3) | --- | |
| At least 1 reported at 2 visits | 11(22.9) | --- | |
| At least 1 reported at 3 visits | 8(16.7) | --- | |
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| BMI (continuous) | N/A | --- | 23.21(2.77) |
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| Sleep quality (PSQI – continuous) | N/A | --- | 4.24(2.18) |
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| Age | N/A | --- | 41.32(10.33) |
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| Ghrelin levels at T1 (pg/ml) | Averaged across all 3 visits | --- | 1053.06(332.71) |
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| Ghrelin levels at T2 (pg/ml) | Averaged across all 3 visits | --- | 1161.89(378.35) |
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| Leptin levels at T1 (ng/ml) | Averaged across all 3 visits | --- | 9.25(5.37) |
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| Leptin levels at T2 (ng/ml) | Averaged across all 3 visits | --- | 8.99(5.20) |
Note: N = 50, except for number of stressors (N = 48). T1 refers to the blood draw after breakfast whereas T2 is after lunch. Both ghrelin and leptin levels represent untransformed values.