Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: IGF1 has almost 50% amino acid sequence homology with insulin and elicits nearly the same hypoglycaemic response. Studies showed that low and high IGF1 levels are related to impaired glucose tolerance and to a higher risk of type two diabetes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between IGF1 level and insulin resistance in a Danish general population.Research Design and Methods: From the cross-sectional Health2006 stud...