Race/ethnic variation in serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in US adults |
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Authors: | David Berrigan Nancy Potischman Kevin W. Dodd Stephen D. Hursting Jackie Lavigne J.Carl Barrett Rachel Ballard-Barbash |
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Affiliation: | 1. Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North MSC 7344, Room 4095B, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, USA;2. Biometry Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6130 Executive Blvd., Room 3129 MSC 7362, Bethesda, MD 20892-7362, USA;3. Department of Nutrition, University of Texas, Austin, USA;4. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc., Cambridge MA, USA |
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Abstract: | ObjectivesThe IGF axis plays a significant role in normal growth and development and variation in IGFs is associated with health outcomes. Past studies report variation in IGF levels among race/ethnic groups known to differ in disease incidence. This paper reports on race/ethnic variation in serum levels of IGF-I and IGF-BP3 in a nationally representative and ethnically diverse sample of US adults.DesignSerum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels from the fasting subsample (n = 6061) of respondents to the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) were analyzed using an IGF-I ELISA (Diagnostic Systems Laboratory (DSL) 10–5600) and an IGFBP-3 IRMA (DSL 6600). The NHANES is a combined examination and interview survey of a nationally representative sample of US adults. Regression analyses were used to estimate cross-sectional associations between the IGF axis and demographic variables.ResultsIn unadjusted analyses, serum IGF-I levels were higher in males than in females, and IGFBP-3 levels were higher in females than in males. Both analytes were lower in older adults. Univariate analyses indicate that serum levels of IGF-I are lower in female Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) (256 [4.9]) and Hispanics (249 [6.6]) than in Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) (281 [4.9]). However, in males, IGF levels in NHWs (287 [3.6]) and NHBs (284 [4.3]) are similar and levels in Mexican–Americans are only moderately reduced (265 [3.4]). Notably, NHB’s have the highest molar ratio of IGF-I:IGFBP-3 at all ages. After adjustment for age and BMI, gender and race/ethnicity differences persist.ConclusionsThese cross-sectional data support exploration of the IGF axis as an explanation for some race/ethnic differences in cancer incidence. |
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