Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the UK Biobank Cohort Study

CONCLUSION: This study indicates that both low and high levels of circulating IGF-1 are associated with increased risk of CVD in general population. These results highlight the importance of monitoring IGF-1 status on cardiovascular health.PMID:36810801 | DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgad105

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - February 22, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Jiayang Lin Linjie Yang Junlin Huang Yating Liu Xuzhen Lei Ruxin Chen Bingyan Xu Chensihan Huang Weijuan Dou Xueyun Wei Deying Liu Peizhen Zhang Yan Huang Zhimin Ma Huijie Zhang Source Type: research