Ā | Serum ghrelin(ng/ml) | t test or ANOVA | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | MeanāĀ±āSD | T or F | P value | ||
Gender | Male | 17 | 3.788āĀ±ā1.341 | -1.971 | 0.061 |
Female | 8 | 4.925āĀ±ā1.356 | |||
Marital status | Single | 8 | 4.700āĀ±ā1.773 | 0.870 | 0.433 |
Married | 14 | 3.914āĀ±ā1.317 | |||
Divorced | 3 | 3.800āĀ±ā0.529 | |||
Residence | Rural | 5 | 4.520āĀ±ā1.163 | 0.638 | 0.530 |
Urban | 20 | 4.060āĀ±ā1.494 | |||
Education | Illiterate | 6 | 4.633āĀ±ā1.627 | 0.496 | 0.615 |
Undergraduate | 5 | 4.200āĀ±ā1.944 | |||
Postgraduate | 14 | 3.929āĀ±ā1.183 | |||
Occupation | Unemployed | 17 | 3.847āĀ±ā1.361 | āāā1.612 | 0.121 |
Employed | 8 | 4.800āĀ±ā1.418 | |||
Medical history | No | 10 | 4.000āĀ±ā1.497 | āāā0.428 | 0.672 |
Yes | 15 | 4.253āĀ±ā1.417 | |||
Substance history | Non-smoker | 21 | 3.829āĀ±ā1.228 | āāā3.007 | 0.006* |
Smoker | 4 | 8.580āĀ±ā1.258 |