Research Article

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 as Predictor of Body Mass Index and Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis: Neuroplasticity and the Metabolic Milieu

Table 2

Comparison of within-rearing group and combined subjects Pearson correlations between adolescent GLP-1 and morphometrics, metabolic markers, and plasma lipids.

Morphometrics VFD = 10USC = 4-differenceAll = 14

BMI (kg)/m2
Crl (cm)
Circ (cm)
SAD (cm)
Body mass (kg)

Metabolic markersVFD = 8USC = 3All = 11

Insulin*
(pmol/L)
Glucose
(mg/dL)
Igr*
HOMA*
Euglycemic Cl.**
(mg/kg/min)

Lipids (mg/dL)VFD = 10USC = 4

Triglycerides
HDL
LDL
CHOL
VLDL

Adult
Body mass
(kg)
Age
(lunar months)

Significant effects bolded. *8 VFD and 3 USC subjects were available for insulin analysis. **5 VFD and 3 USC were available for euglycemic clamp analysis. Crl = crown-rump length, BMI = body mass index, Circ = abdominal circumference (cm), SAD = sagittal abdominal diameter (cm), IGR = insulin/glucose ratio, HOMA = homeostatic model assessment, Euglycemic Cl. = euglycemic insulin clamp procedure, and CHOL = cholesterol.