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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Jun 11;22(8):1457–1463. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0337

Table 1.

Baseline, 12-mo (mean, SD), and change in serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and IGF-1/IGFBP-3 molar ratio, stratified by intervention arm.

Mean (SD) Change Change p
Baseline 12 month %
CONTROL
IGF-1 (ng/mL) 178.7 (53.4) 174.0 (53.1) −4.7 −2.6 ref
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 5214 (1102) 5110 (1240) −104 −2.0 ref
Molar Ratioł 0.124 (0.028) 0.123 (0.027) −0.001 −0.4 ref

EXERCISE
IGF-1 (ng/mL) 172.8 (47.3) 169.0 (46.2) −3.8 −2.2 0.81
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 5137 (943) 4991 (958) −146 −2.8 0.63
Molar Ratioł 0.121 (0.025) 0.122 (0.024) 0.001 0.8 0.53

DIET
IGF-1 (ng/mL) 167.9 (46.0) 170.3 (45.5) 2.4 1.4 0.06
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 5081 (951) 4921 (1022) −160 −3.2 0.56
Molar Ratioł 0.119 (0.024) 0.125 (0.024) 0.006 5.0 0.008

DIET + EXERCISE
IGF-1 (ng/mL) 177.1 (57.3) 179.6 (58.5) 2.6 1.4 0.06
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 5165 (1051) 4969 (929) −197 −3.8 0.31
Molar Ratioł 0.123 (0.026) 0.130 (0.028) 0.007 5.4 0.004

Results from GEE model, comparing change from baseline to 12-months between each intervention group and controls.

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Molar ratio = [IGF-1 (ng/mL) × 0.130]/ [IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) × 0.036]