IGF-1 and IGFBP3 as indirect markers of hepatic insulin resistance and their relation to metabolic syndrome parameters in liver steatosis patients

Abstract

Objective. The aim of the present study was to assess insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) as markers of insulin resistance in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (TDM2).

Keywords

• igf-1
• igfbp3
• insulin resistance
• liver steatosis