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BEYOND WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE IN AN ADULT MALE POPULATION OF SOUTHERN ITALY: IS THERE ANY ROLE FOR SUBSCAPULAR SKINFOLD THICKNESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 SYSTEM AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS ?
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Apart from waist circumference, other adiposity measures, such as subscapular skin fold (SST), arouse growing interest due to their relationship to metabolic complications and cardiovascular risk. The Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-1 system is deregulated in obese subjects in proportion to their degree of visceral adiposity. Aim : To examine the association among IGF-1, IGF-Binding Protein (BP)1 and 3 levels and different measures of adiposity in a sample of adult male population in Southern Italy. Materials and Methods: A complete database for this analysis was available for 229 (age range 50–82 years) participating at 2002-2004 Olivetti Heart Study follow-up. Results: After adjustment for age, IGF-1 was inversely associated with BMI and waist circumference (p
- Subjects :
- body composition
IGFBP
subscapular skinfold thickness
IGF-I
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......3730..5f5ea9b01c13c14a416b20f380d5282f