Associations of insulin and insulin-like growth factors with physical performance in old age in the Boyd Orr and Caerphilly studies

K Birnie; Y Ben-Shlomo; JMP Holly; DJ Gunnell; S Ebrahim; A Bayer; J Gallacher; RM Martin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030096

Associations of insulin and insulin-like growth factors with physical performance in old age in the Boyd Orr and Caerphilly studies

K Birnie, Y Ben-Shlomo, JMP Holly, DJ Gunnell, S Ebrahim, A Bayer, J Gallacher, RM Martin

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Insulin and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system regulate growth and are involved in determining muscle mass, strength and body composition. We hypothesised that IGF-I and IGF-II are associated with improved, and insulin with worse, physical performance in old age.

Translated title of the contribution	Associations of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors with Physical Performance in Old Age in the Boyd Orr and Caerphilly Studies
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e30096
Number of pages	9
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030096
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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