1. Controls r=-0.82; P<0.0001
GHD r=-0.84; P<0.0001
Mean IMT (mm)
Fig.2 Correlation analysis by calculating the Pearson coefficient between IGF-1 levels and mean intima-media thickness measured at the level of right and left common carotid arteries (top) and between IGF-1 levels and the total/HDL-cholesterol ratio in 39 healthy controls and in 39 patients diagnosed with severe GHD
Controls r=-0.03; P<0.8
GHD r=-0.83; P<0.0001
Total/HDL-cholesterol ratio
Serum IGF-1 levels (µg/l)‏
Abbildung mod. nach Colao, 2004

2. Mean IMT (mm)‏
GHD with normal IGF-1
GHD with low IGF-1
controls
Fig. 3 Individual values of mean intima-media thickness measured at the level of right and left common carotid arteries in 19 patients with GHD and normal IGF-1 levels, 20 patients with GHD and low IGF-1levels for age and 39 healthy controls. *P<0,001 vs. Patients with GHD and normal IGF-1 levels ans vs. Controls
Abbildung mod. nach Colao, 2004