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

Jiayang LinLinjie YangJunlin HuangYating LiuXuzhen LeiRuxin ChenBingyan XuChensihan HuangWeijuan DouXueyun WeiDeying LiuPeizhen ZhangYan HuangZhimin Ma Huijie Zhang

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)

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.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
growth hormone
binding protein
cross sectional
cell proliferation
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events