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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Growth Horm IGF Res. 2014 May 17;24(4):142–149. doi: 10.1016/j.ghir.2014.04.006

Table 3.

Percent difference in IGF-axis protein levels per unit increase in dietary factors from linear regression models (n=558)

Lifestyle Characteristic Total IGF-I, % Free IGF-I, % IGFBP-1, % IGFBP-2, % IGFBP-3, %
Energy, kcal
 Model 1 3.8 (−5.9 to 14.5) 24.5 (−0.8 to 56.1) −16.3 (−34.5 to 7.1) −5.4 (−20.9 to 13.1) 2.8 (−3.7 to 9.7)
 Model 2 2.9 (−6.6 to 13.3) 22.5 (−1.6 to 52.4) −2.8 (−21.2 to 19.9) 0 (−14.9 to 17.5) 1.9 (−4.7 to 8.9)
 Model 3 1.0 (−8.0 to 10.9) 17.2 (−5.4 to 45.3) 2.5 (−15.1 to 23.9) 1.0 (−12.2 to 16.1) 1.1 (−5.2 to 7.9)
Alcohol, % kcal
 Model 1 −0.8 (−1.4 to −0.2) −1.4 (−3.3 to 0.6) 0.5 (−1.5 to 2.6) 0.8 (−0.4 to 2.0) 0 (−0.5 to 0.6)
 Model 2 −0.8 (−1.4 to −0.2) −1.5 (−3.1 to 0.2) −0.3 (−1.9 to 1.4) 0.1 (−1.0 to 1.2) 0.1 (−0.5 to 0.6)
 Model 3 −0.5 (−1.1 to 0.1) −1.1 (−2.8 to 0.6) −0.9 (−2.5 to 0.7) −0.8 (−1.8 to 0.2) 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8)
Carbohydrate, % kcal*
 Model 1 0.2 (−0.1 to 0.6) 0.5 (−0.3 to 1.3) 0.9 (0.1 to 1.8) 0.4 (−0.2 to 1.0) −0.1 (−0.4 to 0.1)
 Model 2 0.2 (−0.1 to 0.6) 0.7 (0 to 1.4) 0.4 (−0.2 to 1.1) 0.2 (−0.4 to 0.7) −0.1 (−0.4 to 0.2)
Protein, total, % kcal*
 Model 1 0.6 (−0.3 to 1.5) −1.4 (−3.5 to 0.7) −0.2 (−2.3 to 2.0) −1.7 (−3.2 to −0.2) 0.6 (−0.1 to 1.3)
 Model 2 0.8 (0 to 1.7) −0.9 (−2.8 to 1.0) 0 (−1.7 to 1.8) −1.0 (−2.3 to 0.4) 0.6 (−0.1 to 1.3)
Protein, dairy, % kcal
 Model 1 2.2 (0.7 to 3.6) −0.1 (−3.4 to 3.4) 3.5 (0 to 7.2) 1.0 (−1.7 to 3.8) 1.2 (0.2 to 2.2)
 Model 2 2.2 (0.8 to 3.6) 0.4 (−2.9 to 3.8) 2.6 (−0.4 to 5.6) 0.6 (−2.0 to 3.3) 1.2 (0.2 to 2.2)
 Model 3 3.8 (2.3 to 5.2) 2.1 (−1.7 to 6.0) 0.2 (−2.9 to 3.5) −1.6 (−4.0 to 0.9) 2.5 (1.4 to 3.6)
Fat, total, % kcal*
 Model 1 −0.2 (−0.7 to 0.3) 0.1 (−1.0 to 1.1) −2.0 (−3.1 to −0.8) −0.5 (−1.3 to 0.3) 0 (−0.3 to 0.4)
 Model 2 −0.2 (−0.7 to 0.2) −0.3 (−1.3 to 0.7) −0.8 (−1.8 to 0.2) 0 (−0.7 to 0.8) 0 (−0.3 to 0.3)
Fat, monounsaturated, %kcal
 Model 1 −0.4 (−1.5 to 0.6) 0.3 (−2.0 to 2.7) −4.4 (−6.8 to −1.8) −1.4 (−3.1 to 0.4) 0.2 (−0.5 to 1.0)
 Model 2 −0.5 (−1.5 to 0.6) −0.5 (−2.7 to 1.7) −2.0 (−4.2 to 0.2) −0.4 (−2.0 to 1.3) 0.1 (−0.6 to 0.9)
 Model 3 1.9 (0.1 to 3.8) 0.9 (−3.2 to 5.3) −2.9 (−6.9 to 1.4) −2.2 (−5.1 to 0.7) 1.8 (0.4 to 3.2)
Fat, polyunsaturated, %kcal
 Model 1 1.3 (−0.5 to 3.2) 2.3 (−1.3 to 6.1) −4.2 (−8.3 to 0) −0.4 (−3.5 to 2.7) 0.8 (−0.4 to 2.0)
 Model 2 1.3 (−0.4 to 3.0) 2.0 (−1.4 to 5.5) −2.1 (−5.5 to 1.3) 0.6 (−2.4 to 3.8) 0.7 (−0.5 to 1.8)
 Model 3 1.6 (−0.3 to 3.6) 1.8 (−2.2 to 6.0) −0.9 (−4.9 to 3.2) 1.0 (−2.6 to 4.6) 0.4 (−1.0 to 1.8)
Fat, saturated, %kcal
 Model 1 −1.1 (−2.2 to 0.1) −0.7 (−3.1 to 1.8) −3.3 (−6.0 to −0.4) −0.5 (−2.6 to 1.6) −0.3 (−1.1 to 0.5)
 Model 2 −1.2 (−2.3 to −0.1) −1.7 (−4.0 to 0.5) −0.6 (−2.9 to 1.7) 0.5 (−1.3 to 2.3) −0.4 (−1.3 to 0.4)
 Model 3 −3.1 (−4.8 to −1.4) −3.7 (−7.5 to 0.2) 1.7 (−2.1 to 5.7) 2.7 (0.2 to 5.4) −2.2 (−3.4 to −0.9)
Fat, trans, %kcal
 Model 1 −0.6 (−5.0 to 3.9) 11.4 (0.2 to 23.8) −16.7 (−26.3 to −5.8) −4.1 (−12.6 to 5.3) 0.1 (−3.1 to 3.4)
 Model 2 −3.2 (−7.4 to 1.3) 2.0 (−8.1 to 13.1) −3.6 (−13.3 to 7.3) −2.0 (−9.7 to 6.5) −1.0 (−4.1 to 2.3)
 Model 3 −1.4 (−6.7 to 4.3) 6.7 (−5.4 to 20.4) 2.2 (−10.1 to 16.2) −0.8 (−9.8 to 9.1) −0.9 (−4.9 to 3.2)

Model 1: includes age and race/ethnicity

Model 2: Model 1 +menopausal status (pre/post), current hormone use (versus past/never), current smoking (versus past/never), BMI, and physical activity (continuous, METs/wk);

Model 3: Model 2 + CRP, adiponectin, resistin, leptin, sOb-R, insulin, HbA1C%, IL-18) +energy (kcal) + alcohol %kcal + dairy protein %kcal + fat %kcal (trans fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat)

*

Carbohydrate, total protein, and total fat were not included in the final model (Model 3)