Association Between Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Frailty Among Older Adults

Overview

Journal J Nutr Health Aging

Specialties Geriatrics
Nutritional Sciences

Date 2018 Jan 5

PMID 29300424

Citations 16

Authors

T Doi

H Makizako

K Tsutsumimoto

R Hotta

S Nakakubo

K Makino

T Suzuki

H Shimada

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Abstract

Objectives: Frailty is a course experienced in advanced aging. Identification of a biological factor associated with frailty is required. Although serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a potential factor related with frailty, consensus has not been reached regarding this relationship. This study aimed to investigate the association between IGF-1 and frailty in older adults.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Cohort study that was part of the "National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology - Study of Geriatric Syndromes."

Participants: The study participants were 4133 older adults (mean age, 71.8 ± 5.4 years).

Measurements: We assessed serum IGF-1 levels and frailty status and collected demographic variables, including cognitive function, as covariates.

Results: Frailty and pre-frailty were present in 274 subjects (7%) and 1930 subjects (47%), respectively. Subjects were divided into four groups based on quartiles of IGF-1 levels. Multinomial logistic analysis showed that the lowest group had significant odds of pre-frailty (crude model: odds ratio [OR] 1.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30-1.90, p < .001; adjusted model: OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.13-1.68, p = .002) and frailty (crude model: OR 3.42, 95% CI 2.38-4.92, p < .001; adjusted model: OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.02-2.32, p = .039), compared with the highest group.

Conclusion: Lower serum IGF-1 levels were independently related with frailty in older adults.

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