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Table 3 Correlation coefficients of SHBG with metabolic parameters for all subjects, boys and girls

From: Gender-specific associations of serum sex hormone-binding globulin with features of metabolic syndrome in children

Parameters

All subjects

Boys

Girls

N

509

265

244

Age (years)

−0.224**

−0.311**

−0.123

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.399**

−0.390**

−0.399**

Waist circumference (cm)

−0.104*

−0.128*

−0.073

Hip circumference (cm)

−0.068

−0.107

−0.027

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

−0.319**

−0.339**

−0.284**

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

−0.045

−0.087

0.009

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

−0.007

−0.061

0.039

Glucose (mmol/l)

−0.076

−0.046

−0.127

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.280**

0.311**

0.236**

Triglycerides (mmol/l)a

−0.206**

−0.242**

−0.166*

  1. Data presented as coefficient (R)
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
  3. aDenotes log transformed