Helicobacter pylori and corpus gastric pathology are associated with lower serum ghrelin

Table 2 Anthropometric measurements and hormonal serum concentrations according to Helicobacter pylori status

Variable	Helicobacter pylori negative	Helicobacter pylori positive	P value
Weight (kg)1	66.43 (14.15)	69.52 (12.71)	0.08
Height (m)1	1.61 (0.09)	1.61 (0.08)	0.93
BMI (kg/m2)1	25.78 (5.13)	26.93 (4.26)	0.09
Waist Circunference (cm)1	83.78 (11.89)	87.04 (11.09)	0.08
Ghrelin (pg/mL)2	355.0 (253.8-547.8)	311.0 (230.0-385.5)	0.025a
Leptin (ng/mL)2	1.84 (0.50-5.09)	1.84 (0.80-4.85)	0.87

¹mean (SD);

²median (IQR);

^aP < 0.05, statistically significant (Mann-Whitney test).