highly significantP <0.001
The difference in the prevalence of IR between the two groups was highly significant ( P <0.001) ( Table 2 ).
The difference in the prevalence of IR between the two groups was highly significant ( P <0.001) ( Table 2 ).
As shown in Table 4 , ghrelin levels were significantly inversely correlated with the HOMA-IR index in control subjects ( R =−0.303, P =0.012), a borderline significant correlation was found in T2DM subjects ( R =−0.195, P =0.055), but no significant correlation was found in the T2DM subjects with IR group ( P =0.154).
Furthermore, we noted an inverse correlation between ghrelin levels and the HOMA-IR index (a measurable marker of IR) in healthy subjects, and an inverse correlation that fell just below the level of significance in T2DM subjects ( Table 4 ).