Open AccessHeight, predictors of C-peptide and cancer risk in men
Author(s) -
Edward L. Giovannucci,
Eric B. Rimm,
Yan Liu,
Walter C. Willett
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyh020
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , cohort , cancer , prostate cancer , c peptide , insulin , decile , oncology , cohort study , risk factor , demography , endocrinology , physiology , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Excessive energy intake tends to increase circulating levels of insulin and free insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I), which may increase risk of some cancers that are common in Western countries. However, the relative importance of these hormonal factors during pre-adulthood and adulthood is unknown.
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