Effect of obesity on plasma insulin-like growth factor-I in cancer patients.
Colletti RB, Copeland KC, Devlin JT, Roberts JD, McAuliffe TL. Effect of obesity on plasma insulin-like growth factor-I in cancer patients. International Journal Of Obesity 1991, 15: 523-7. PMID: 1938095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidarm muscle areaTriceps skinfold thicknessIndices of adiposityCancer patientsPlasma IGFNutritional statusPlasma insulin-like growth factor IScreening testPlasma insulin-like growth factorPlasma IGF-I concentrationsInsulin-like growth factor IInsulin-like growth factorUtility of IGFPercent of patientsEffect of obesityBody mass indexIGF-I concentrationsUseful screening testGrowth factor IGender-specific fashionLog IGFMass indexAnthropometric measurementsSkinfold thicknessBody weight