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Table 3 Spearman’s correlation coefficients (r) among infant serum AGHR, TGHR, adiponectin and anthropometric measurements

From: The relationship between ghrelin and adiponectin levels in breast milk and infant serum and growth of infants during early postnatal life

Infant Serum

AGHR

TGHR

Adiponectin

First month

 Weight (g)

−0.228

0.205

−0.212

 Weight gain (g/day)

−0.116

0.078

0.529*

 BMI (kg/m2)

−0.408*

0.194

−0.337

Fourth month

 Weight (g)

−0.163

0.413

0.606*

 Weight gain (g/day)

0.193

0.576

0.815**

 BMI (kg/m2)

−0.037

0.960

0.706*

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. * p < 0.01
  3. ** p < 0.001
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences

ISSN: 1880-6562

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