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Table 4 Correlation between ghrelin levels and clinical and metabolic profile of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (POCS) and healthy controls

From: A study of ghrelin and leptin levels and their relationship to metabolic profiles in obese and lean Saudi women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Correlation of ghrelin levels and

PCOS (n = 130)

Control (n = 122)

r

p

r

p

Age

0.108

0.2213

0.118

0.1955

Body mass index (BMI)

−0.292

0.0007**

− 0.196

0.0305*

Weight/height ratio

−0.209

0.0170*

0.114

0.2112

Cholesterol

−0.215

0.0140*

0.048

0.5996

Triglyceride

−0.199

0.0232*

0.019

0.8354

HDL-C

0.207

0.0181*

0.021

0.8184

LDL-C

−0.229

0.0088*

0.071

0.4371

Glucose

0.129

0.1435

0.109

0.2320

Insulin

−0.347

0.0001**

− 0.251

0.0053*

Leptin

−0.251

0.0040*

−0.248

0.0059*

HOMA-IR (insulin resistance)

−0.279

0.001**

− 0.637

< 0.0001**

HOMA-S (insulin secretion)

− 0.293

0.001**

− 0.257

0.004**

  1. HOMA Homeostatic model assessment
  2. *Significant (p < 0.05)
  3. **Highly significant (p < 0.001)