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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2006; 12(19): 3096-3100
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096
Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, biochemical and diet variables between cases and controls
Variable | (median min–max) | ||||
Cases | Controls | P-value1 | |||
n = 38 | n = 112 | Mann–Whitney U test | |||
Age (yr) | 52.5 | 9-80 | 43.5 | 18-76 | 0.002 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.1 | 17-55 | 25 | 19-57 | 0.004 |
Body fat (%) | 34.1 | 20-45 | 27.9 | 11-47 | < 0.0001 |
Insulin (U/L) | 6.2 | 2-18 | 5.2 | 2-51 | 0.11 |
HOMA-IR | 1.4 | 0.4-4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4-14.1 | 0.07 |
Homocysteine (μmol/L) | 11.0 | 5-25 | 9.0 | 2-20 | 0.007 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.99 | 2.48-8.28 | 5.07 | 3-8.51 | 0.80 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.98 | 0.59-1.97 | 1.09 | 0.57-2.02 | 0.10 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.1 | 1.47-5.43 | 3.31 | 0.39-6.28 | 0.50 |
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L) | 1.6 | 0.64-4.54 | 1.42 | 0.46-3.85 | 0.18 |
Energy (kJ) | 7624 | 4743-11417 | 8323 | 3043-78803 | 0.06 |
Diet proteins (%) | 16 | 12-24 | 16 | 10-123 | 0.93 |
Diet lipids (%) | 31 | 22-46 | 34 | 13-500 | 0.05 |
Diet carbohydrates (%) | 53 | 34-64 | 50 | 13-68 | 0.05 |
Ghrelin (ng/L) | 660 | 129-1267 | 682 | 117-1467 | 0.71 |
Physical activity (yes) [n (%)] | 20 (52.6) | 65 (58.0) | 0.581 | ||
Metabolic syndrome [n (%)] | 15 (39.5) | 18 (16.1) | 0.0061 |
Table 2 Relationship between metabolic syndrome and serum ghrelin levels in subjects with gallstone disease
Ghrelin terciles | Metabolic syndrome criteria | |||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1st | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2nd | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
3rd | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Méndez-Sánchez N, Ponciano-Rodríguez G, Bermejo-Martínez L, Villa AR, Chávez-Tapia NC, Zamora-Valdés D, Pichardo-Bahena R, Barredo-Prieto B, Uribe-Ramos MH, Ramos MH, Baptista-González HA, Uribe M. Low serum levels of ghrelin are associated with gallstone disease. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(19): 3096-3100
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i19/3096.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096