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Table 3 Multivariate linear model using plasma IGF-1 levels as dependent variable.

From: A polymorphic variant of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor correlates with male longevity in the Italian population: a genetic study and evaluation of circulating IGF-1 from the "Treviso Longeva (TRELONG)" study

 

F

p-value

Age

16.3

< 0.0001

Sex

1.1

0.27

BMI

2.4

0.11

Smoking

3.4

0.06

Hypertension

2.2

0.22

Blood glucose

0.87

0.77

rs2229765*

1.8

0.19

sex (×) age**

2.3

0.11

  1. Total sample size: n = 564. BMI: body mass index. *calculated as A- vs. A+ genotype; **sex and age interaction
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