impe0096p87 | GH and IGFs | IMPE2023
DeBoer Mark
, Elwood Sarah
, Platts-Mills James
, McDermid Joann
, Scharf Rebecca
, Rogawski McQuade Elizabeth
, Jatosh Samwel
, Houpt Eric
, Mduma Esto
Objective: Children in developing areas experience nutritional and infection challenges delaying growth and cognitive development. As a biomarker, IGF-1 may provide insight into mechanisms of poor growth and development and be a means of identifying children at risk. Our goal was to assess for associations between serum levels of IGF-1 and growth and cognitive outcomes among a birth cohort of children in a resource-poor area in rural Tanzania.<p class="abs...