Potential Role of TRPV4 in Stretch-Induced Ghrelin Secretion and Obesity

Table 1

TRPV4 immunostaining in the stomach of patients with and without obesity.

Site of stomach	Nonobese cases	Obese cases	p value
Greater curvature of the fornix	1.10 (0.85, 1.33)	1.38 (1.05, 1.61)	0.0811
Greater curvature of the gastric body	1.00 (0.48, 1.31)	1.80 (1.55, 2.16)	0.0016
Greater curvature of the antrum	0.24 (0.08, 0.55)	1.17 (0.89, 1.48)	0.0003
Anterior wall of the gastric body	0.88 (0.64, 1.40)	1.49 (1.29, 1.94)	0.0060
Posterior wall of the gastric body	0.74 (0.46, 1.28)	1.65 (0.90, 2.09)	0.0066

Note. Data are expressed as a median (25th percentile and 75th percentile), .