Table 2 Correlations between circulating Ghrelin level and growth related parameters in AIS patients and controls (Ghrelin concentrations were normalized with a square root transformation)
From: Fasting total ghrelin levels are increased in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
AIS (n=49) | Control (n=15) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | p | R | p | p† | |
Age (years) | 0.19 | 0.20 | −0.60 | 0.02 | 0.006 |
Weight (kg) | 0.01 | 0.97 | −0.31 | 0.26 | 0.31 |
Height (cm) | −0.04 | 0.79 | −0.35 | 0.21 | 0.32 |
cHeight (cm) | −0.08 | 0.59 | −0.35 | 0.21 | 0.38 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.02 | 0.91 | −0.27 | 0.33 | 0.36 |
cBMI (kg/m2) | 0.04 | 0.80 | −0.27 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
BMI Z-score | −0.08 | 0.60 | −0.07 | 0.81 | 0.98 |
cBMI Z-score | −0.04 | 0.79 | −0.07 | 0.81 | 0.94 |