Low Serum Insulinlike Growth Factor II Levels Correlate with High BMI in American Indian Adults.

CONCLUSIONS: There is a negative relationship between IGF-II levels and BMI, in which the correlation is stronger at older ages. The association between genetic risk for BMI and IGF-II levels suggests that this correlation may be due to an effect of obesity on IGF-II. PMID: 32030914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Obesity - February 5, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Muller YL, Hanson RL, Mahkee D, Piaggi P, Kobes S, Hsueh WC, Knowler WC, Bogardus C, Baier LJ Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research

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