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. 2019 Sep 16;11(9):2228. doi: 10.3390/nu11092228

Table 5.

Correlation between GH peak response and IGF-1 SDS with Socio-demographic, anthropometric measures and metabolic profile.

GH peak Response (µg/L) IGF-1 (SDS)
Parameters r p Value r p Value
Age (years) 0.158 0.026 0.315 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) −0.548 <0.001 −0.369 <0.001
Waist circumference (cm) −0.484 <0.001 −0.331 <0.001
SBP (mmHg) −0.354 <0.001 −0.261 <0.001
DBP (mmHg) −0.315 <0.001 −0.303 <0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) −0.381 <0.001 −0.284 0.001
Fasting insulin (µU/mL) −0.521 <0.001 −0.338 <0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) −0.239 0.001 −0.228 0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.292 <0.001 0.273 <0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) −0.265 <0.001 −0.246 <0.001
Fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) −0.138 0.050 −0.143 0.043
AST (U/L) 0.026 0.714 0.055 0.443
ALT (U/L) −0.050 0.479 0.026 0.711
γGT (U/L) −0.134 0.050 −0.191 0.007
CRP (ng/mL) −0.163 0.021 −0.206 0.003
HoMA−IR −0.378 <0.001 −0.253 <0.001
VAI −0.236 0.001 −0.217 0.002
FLI −0.592 <0.001 −0.495 <0.001
Metabolic syndrome (n, %) −0.332 <0.001 −0.255 <0.001