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ABSTRACT: Objective
Insulinlike growth factor II (IGF-II) regulates metabolism and growth. In humans, both positive and negative relationships have been reported between serum IGF-II levels and obesity. This study assessed the relationship between serum IGF-II levels and BMI and determined whether IGF-II levels predict weight gain.Methods
Serum samples were available from 911 American Indians with a recorded BMI. IGF-II was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results
Serum IGF-II levels were negatively correlated with BMI (r?=?-0.17, P?=?4.4?×?10-7 , adjusted for age, sex, and storage time). The strongest correlation was in participants aged ??30 years (r?=?-0.28, P?=?3.4?×?10-8 , N?=?349), a modest correlation was in participants aged 20 to 29 years (r?=?-0.15, P?=?7.6?×?10-3 , N?=?322), and participants aged 15 to 19 years had no correlation (r?=?0.05, P?=?0.48, N?=?240). IGF-II levels did not predict weight gain. However, among individuals who had genotypes for 64 established obesity variants (age???20 years, N?=?671), a genetic risk score for high BMI was associated with lower IGF-II (??=?-0.08 SD of IGF-II per SD of the genetic risk score, P?=?0.025).Conclusions
There is a negative relationship between IGF-II levels and BMI, in which the correlation is stronger at older ages. The association between genetic risk for BMI and IGF-II levels suggests that this correlation may be due to an effect of obesity on IGF-II.
SUBMITTER: Muller YL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7192225 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muller Yunhua L YL Hanson Robert L RL Mahkee Darin D Piaggi Paolo P Kobes Sayuko S Hsueh Wen-Chi WC Knowler William C WC Bogardus Clifton C Baier Leslie J LJ
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20200206 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Insulinlike growth factor II (IGF-II) regulates metabolism and growth. In humans, both positive and negative relationships have been reported between serum IGF-II levels and obesity. This study assessed the relationship between serum IGF-II levels and BMI and determined whether IGF-II levels predict weight gain.<h4>Methods</h4>Serum samples were available from 911 American Indians with a recorded BMI. IGF-II was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.<h4>Results</h4>S ...[more]