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

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

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*

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