Beneficial association of serum ghrelin and peptide YY with bone mineral density in the Newfoundland population

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 2 Descriptive statistics for ghrelin, PYY, and bone density indices

Variables	Entire cohort		Female		Male
	Median	Min-Max	Median	Min-Max	Median	Min-Max
Ghrelin (pg/ml)	194.7	0.74–2329.09	193.44	0.74–2329.09	196.73	2.12–2289.26
PYY (pg/ml)	95	3.67–368.53	92.52	3.67–368.53	103.67	8.37–364.66
Spine BMD (g/cm ² )	1.21	0.76–1.85	1.20	0.76–1.85	1.26	0.81–1.78
Left Hip BMD (g/cm ² )	0.98	0.52–1.83	0.96	0.52–1.65	1.04	0.67–1.83
Total hip BMD (g/cm ² )	1.02	0.61–1.68	0.99	0.61–1.58	1.1	0.76–1.68
L2-L4 Z score (%)	0.2	−4.1–6.1	0.2	−4.1–6.1	0.1	−3.4–4.8
Femur Neck Z score (%)	0.1	−2.5–5.7	0.2	−2.5–5	0.1	−2–5.7
Total hip Z-score (%)	0.2	−3.12–4.4	0.21	−3.12–4.12	0.18	−2.63–4.4

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