Birth weight modifies the relation between adulthood levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 and type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

Introduction Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has been implicated in fetal and early-life growth and development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We aimed to examine the interaction between circulating IGF-1 and birth weight in relation to risk of T2D.Research design and methods We included 181 090 adu...

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Main Authors: Lu Qi, Hao Ma, Tao Zhou, Tingting Geng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001885.full