Table 2.
Age- Adjusted Spearman Partial Rank-Order Correlation Coefficients of Total IGF-1 and Selenium and Other Factors at Enrollment.
| Characteristic (n = 951) | Total IGF-1 (ng/mL) r (p value) |
|---|---|
| Selenium (µmol/L) | 0.11 (0.003)* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.15 (0.68) |
| Energy Intake (kcal/d) | 0.08 (0.03)* |
| Alcohol (g/d) | −0.10 (0.009)* |
| Smoking (pack-year) | −0.02 (0.54) |
| Log (IL-6) (pg/mL) | 0.009 (0.80) |
| ALT (U/L) | −0.07 (0.07)* |
| Congestive Heart Failure(%) | 0.06 (0.08) |
| COPD (%) | −0.003 (0.94) |
| Cancer (%) | 0.04 (0.28) |
| CRP (mg/L) | −0.03 (0.29) |
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