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Pre-diagnostic circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-1 and risk of COVID-19 mortality: results from UK Biobank

2020-07-11 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deteriorates suddenly primarily due to excessive inflammatory injury, and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is implicated in endocrine control of the immune system. However, the effect of IGF-1 levels on COVID-19 prognosis remains unknown. ObjectiveTo investigate the association between circulating IGF-1 concentrations and mortality risk among COVID-19 patients. DesignProspective analysis. SettingUK Biobank. Participants1425 COVID-19 patients ...

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