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. 2017 Jun 23;28(8):877–888. doi: 10.1007/s10552-017-0910-2

Table 3.

Changes in dietary intake and follow-up IGF level, adjusted for baseline IGF

n Mean change in intake Mean follow-up intake Mean follow-up IGFa Difference (95% CI) in mean follow-up serum IGF concentration (%)
Model 1b Model 2c
IGF-I (n = 619)
 Total energy (kcal/day)
  No change 309 −13.5 2294.8 20.3 Ref Ref
  Decreased 156  −649.3 1955.1 20.3 −1.2 (−7.0, 4.6) −1.7 (−7.5, 4.1)
  Increased 154 661.3 2602.7 20.8 4.3 (-1.5, 10.2) 4.3 (-1.6, 10.1)
 Total protein (g/day)
  No change 325 0.0 86.6 20.8 Ref Ref
  Decreased 158 −26.6 75.8 19.5 −6.5 (−12.9, −0.2) −6.5 (−12.8, −0.3)*
  Increased 136 25.4 102.2 20.5 3.7 (−2.9, 10.2) 4.5 (−2.0, 11.1)
 Dairy protein (g/day)
  No change 351 −0.3 15.5 20.2 Ref Ref
  Decreased 160 −7.4 11.9 21.0 3.3 (−2.3, 9.0) 4.1 (−1.5, 9.7)
  Increased 108 7.0 19.1 20.1 −0.2 (−6.7, 6.4) 0.2 (−6.3, 6.7)
 Dairy productsd (g/day)
  No change 372 −10.2 360.1 20.5 Ref Ref
  Decreased 148 −181.2 274.7 19.8 −2.3 (−8.1, 3.4) −2.2 (−7.8, 3.5)
  Increased 99 179.3 462.3 20.7 2.5 (−4.2, 9.1) 2.0 (−4.6, 8.6)
IGFBP-3 (n = 607)
 Total energy (kcal/day)
  No change 301 −10.0 2304.7 130.6 Ref Ref
  Decreased 154 −648.4 1952.4 133.9 2.7 (−2.7, 8.2) 2.8 (−2.7, 8.2)
  Increased 152 660.8 2601.1 130.3 0.4 (−5.1, 5.9) 0.6 (−5.0, 6.1)
 Total protein (g/day)
  No change 320 0.2 86.8 133.0 Ref Ref
  Decreased 157 −26.4 75.9 129.4 −2.2 (−8.2, 3.7) −2.3 (−8.3, 3.7)
  Increased 134 25.6 102.1 129.7 −2.2 (−8.4, 4.0) −2.0 (−8.3, 4.2)
 Dairy protein (g/day)
  No change 344 −0.3 15.4 130.1 Ref Ref
  Decreased 156 −7.4 12.0 131.5 1.8 (−3.6, 7.1) 2.0 (−3.3, 7.4)
  Increased 107 7.0 19.1 135.3 3.1 (−3.0, 9.2) 3.0 (−3.1, 9.2)
 Dairy productsd (g/day)
  No change 367 −11.0 360.7 130.7 Ref Ref
  Decreased 143 −183.8 274.3 128.3 −0.4 (−5.8, 5.0) −0.3 (−5.7, 5.1)
  Increased 97 180.0 461.9 138.4 5.3 (−0.9, 11.5) 5.2 (−1.1, 11.4)

aMean predicted from fully adjusted regression model (nmol/mL)

bAdjusted for baseline age, baseline IGF, baseline dietary intake, follow-up time point, and changes in energy intake (except that for total energy)

cFurther adjusted for treatment received and cancer grade

dFor definition of dairy products, refer to Supplementary Material 1. * p = 0.04