Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the association between body-composition and peak GH, during two standard GH stimulation tests; the pyridostigmine-GHRH (PDGHRH) test and an insulin tolerance test (ITT).Method: 83 healthy subjects (56 men), aged 18–65 years with a median BMI of 24 kg/m2 (range 17–35) underwent a PDGHRH test and an ITT in random order 1 week to 1 month apart. Women had both tests performed in the same phase of their menstrual c...