Table 4.

Correlation between skeletal muscle mass and hormones

Items	r	P
GH	0.217	0.042
T	0.272	0.010
IGF-1	0.245	0.021
MGF	0.335	0.001
Bun	0.253	0.017
Cr	0.483	0.001
HDL-C	−0.272	0.010
Hb	0.353	0.001
BMI	0.552	0.001
Gender	0.672	0.001

Abbreviations: GH growth hormone, T testosterone, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor, MGF mechanical growth factor, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, Hb hemoglobin, BMI body mass index