Factors associated with fasting plasma ghrelin levels in children and adolescents

Table 2 Multiple linear regression analysis for determinant of plasma ghrelin levels

Variable	Coefficient (Beta)	r value	P value
FI (mIU/L)	-1.208	2.244	0.026
BMI Z score	-1.107	1.985	0.048
FG (mmol/L)	-0.203	1.857	0.065
ALT (U/L)	-0.099	1.252	0.212
T (ng/L)	-0.081	1.125	0.262
HOMA-IR	0.099	1.251	0.277
UA (&mgr;mol/L)	-0.046	0.574	0.567
Age (yr)	0.026	0.371	0.711
LH (IU/L)	-0.017	0.237	0.813
TG (mmol/L)	0.002	0.029	0.977

r² for the model = 0.227.