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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care |
Online Access: | https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001885.full |