Table 4.
Correlations between the analyzed parameters and leptin concentration in the group of children with idiopathic short stature depending on the presence of H. pylori infection.
| Leptin (ng/mL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. pylori (+) | H. pylori (−) | |||
| r = | p = | r = | p = | |
| CA (years) | 0.47 | 0.102 | 0.24 | 0.14 |
| HA (years) | 0.54 | 0.055 | 0.26 | 0.11 |
| HSDS | 0.61 * | 0.027 | −0.01 | 0.946 |
| BMI SDS | 0.66 * | 0.015 | 0.64 * | 0 |
| GH max after clonidine (ng/mL) | −0.14 | 0.333 | −0.48 * | 0.002 |
| GH max after glucagon (ng/mL) | 0.41 | 0.117 | −0.05 | 0.956 |
| IGF-1 (ng/mL) | 0.63 * | 0.021 | 0.38 * | 0.016 |
| IGF-1 SDS | 0.32 | 0.282 | 0.1 | 0.548 |
H. pylori—Helicobacter pylori, CA—chronological age, HA—height age, HSDS—height standard deviation score, BMI SDS—body mass index standard deviation score, GH max—maximal growth hormone concentration during stimulation test, IGF-1—insulin-like growth factor 1, IGF-1 SDS–insulin-like growth factor 1 standard deviation score, *—p < 0.05.