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Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (Igf-1) Age-Specific Reference Values for Healthy Adult Population of Serbia
Author(s) -
Milovan Stojanović,
Martin Popević,
Sandra Pekić,
Mirjana Doknić,
Dragana Miljić,
Milica MedicStojanoska,
D Topalov,
Jelena Stojanović,
Andjela Milovanović,
Мilan Petakov,
Svetozar Damjanović,
Vladimir Popović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta endocrinologica (bucharest)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1843-066X
pISSN - 1841-0987
DOI - 10.4183/aeb.2021.462
Subject(s) - percentile , cohort , body mass index , population , medicine , reference range , insulin like growth factor , endocrinology , waist , demography , growth factor , statistics , mathematics , receptor , environmental health , sociology
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is main serum surrogate marker of growth hormone (GH) secretion, used in diagnostics and treatment of GH deficiency (GHD) and acromegaly. Regional, ethnic, racial or nutritional factors obscure cross-population applicability of IGF-1 reference values. Establishment of population- and assay-specific reference values requires sizable representative cohort of healthy subjects.

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