Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Related to Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation in Patients with Obesity and Early Change of its Levels After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

IGF1 level was related to chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress in obesity, especially in females. IGFBP3 and IGF1 levels decreased in obesity after SG, especially in females. Changes in IGF/IGFBP3 levels were associated with a change in the inflammatory state after surgery.