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Table 4 Age-related IGF-1 plasma concentrations.

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

Age bracket

No. of people

IGF-1 [ng/mL] (mean ± SD)

5 years

  

70 – 75

103

192 ± 80

76 – 80

119

197 ± 89

81 – 85

96

184 ± 77

86 – 90

73

159 ± 68**

91 – 95

138

171 ± 76

96 – 100

29

146 ± 51**

100+

6

117 ± 87

10 years

  

70 – 79

195

199 ± 88

80 – 89

177

174 ± 70 #

90 – 99

186

168 ± 75 #

>99

6

132 ± 63

  1. ** p < 0.01 vs. (70–75) group and #p <0.01 vs. (70–79) group, one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's post-hoc test; SD: standard deviation, M: men; F: women.