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01-02-2006 | Original Article
Body mass index and blood glucose: correlations with serum insulin, growth hormone, and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
Authors:
Charles W. Denko, Charles J. Malemud
Published in:
Rheumatology International
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Issue 4/2006
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Abstract
Obesity is a frequent co-morbid condition associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Serum growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and insulin are significantly elevated in patients with DISH. In this study, we examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and basal serum GH, IGF-1, and insulin concentration in a group of 36 DISH patients. Basal serum insulin levels were significantly elevated (P<0.001) in DISH patients with a BMI>28 kg m−2, classified as obese, compared with DISH patients with BMI ranging from 23 to 28 kg m−2. In addition, BMI strongly positively correlated with serum insulin concentration in DISH patients (adjusted r2=0.348, P<0.001). However, BMI did not correlate with either basal serum GH (adjusted r2=−0.013) or IGF-1 levels (adjusted r2=−0.010) in DISH. We conclude that BMI does not seem to contribute to elevated serum GH and IGF-1 levels in symptomatic DISH.