Table 1: Anthropometric measurements and mean levels of salivary ghrelin.

Parameters	Underweight (n=9)	Normal weight (n=41)	Overweight (n=22)	Obese (n=18)	P value
Age (years)	19.8 ± 1.3	20.4 ± 1.9	21.7 ± 2.2	20.6 ± 2.0	0.03*
Weight (kg)	49.8 ± 4.0	59.7 ± 5.7	77.7 ± 6.7	104.1 ± 15.9	0.01*
Height (cm)	171 ± 6.0	167.9 ± 6.1	169.0 ± 5.3	170.1 ± 4.7	0.36
bmi (kg/m2)	17.0 ± 0.8	21.2 ± 1.9	27.1 ± 1.25	35.6 ± 4.4	0.01*
wc (cm)	69.5 ± 4.4	75.2 ± 4.8	90.8 ± 7.1	112.7 ± 10.3	0.01*
hc (cm)	86.0 ± 8.3	93.1 ± 4.5	104.9 ± 4.9	119.3 ± 7.7	0.01*
WHR	0.8 ± 0.07	0.8 ± 0.04	0.9 ± 0.07	0.9 ± 0.05	0.01
WHtR	0.4 ± 0.02	0.4 ± 0.03	0.5 ± 0.04	0.7 ± 0.06	0.01*
WF (% of body weight)	12.2 ± 4.8	15.2 ± 4.5	23.3 ± 3.6	32.3 ± 3.7	0.01*
Body age (year)	18.0 ± 0.0	22.2 ± 5.1	38.2 ± 4.8	53.6 ± 6.7	0.01*
RM (kcal)	1,322.0 ± 78.9	1,470.8 ± 92.5	1,730.0 ± 100.9	2,088.8 ± 229.5	0.01*
VF level (cm2)	1.3 ± 0.5	4.6 ± 1.7	10.5 ± 1.6	19.6 ± 5.1	0.01*
wscf (% of body weight)	8.4 ± 2.8	10.6 ± 2.9	16.6 ± 2.3	24.0 ± 3.6	0.01*
SCFA %	13.5 ± 5.0	16.8 ± 3.8	23.3 ± 3.8	31.6 ± 4.6	0.01*
SCFT %	6.9 ± 2.4	9.0 ± 3.2	15.3 ± 2.2	22.9 ± 3.9	0.01*
SCFL %	13.3 ± 4.2	15.8 ± 4.1	23.0 ± 4.0	32.6 ± 4.4	0.01*
WMM %	35.1 ± 4.0	36.1 ± 1.9	32.9 ± 1.6	29.1 ± 1.7	0.01*
MMA %	43.9 ± 1.4	40.5 ± 5.2	37.3 ± 2.6	34.4 ± 1.8	0.01*
MML %	55.3 ± 1.9	53.3 ± 2.0	48.4 ± 6.7	45.9 ± 2.6	0.01*
MMT %	32.9 ± 2.9	30.5 ± 2.7	26.8 ± 2.7	20.3 ± 2.3	0.01*
Salivary ghrelin (pg/mL)	355.4 ± 172.9	378.2 ± 159.9	339.2 ± 153.9	357.8 ± 153.5	0.64

*p<0.05 significant difference among the groups using a one-way ANOVA test.

BMI = body mass index; HC = hip circumference; MMA = muscle mass of the arms; MML = muscle mass of the legs; MMT = muscle mass of the trunk; RM = resting metabolism; SCFA= subcutaneous fat in the arms; SCFT= subcutaneous fat in the trunk; SCFL = subcutaneous fat in the legs; VF = visceral fat; WC = waist circumference; WF = whole-body fat percentage; WHR = waist-hip ratio; WHtR= waist-to-height ratio; WMM = whole-body muscle mass; WSCF = whole-body subcutaneous fat.