| Literature DB >> 26352264 |
Lauren E McCullough1, Erline E Miller2, Qiong Wang3, Jia-Yuan Li4, Li Liu5, Hui Li3, Jing Zhang5, Jennifer S Smith1.
Abstract
The incidence of breast cancer has increased in Asian countries and rates of hormone receptor (HR) negative breast cancer exceed those of Western countries. Epidemiologic data suggest that the association between body size and BC risk may vary by HR status, and could differ geographically. While body size may influence BC risk by moderating the synthesis and metabolism of circulating sex-steroid hormones, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and related binding proteins, there is a dearth of literature among Asian women. We aimed to examine these specific associations in a sample of Chinese women. In Sichuan Province 143 women aged ≥40 years were recruited through outpatient services (2011-2012). Questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and blood samples were utilized for data collection and linear regression was applied in data analyses. Among women <50 years we observed a non-monotonic positive association between body mass index (BMI) and 17β-estradiol, and a reversed J-shaped association between BMI and IGF-1 (p ≤0.05). We observed similar associations between waist-to-hip ratio and these markers. Our finding of augmented IGF-1 among women with low body mass may have implications for understanding breast tumor heterogeneity in diverse populations and should be evaluated in larger prospective studies with cancer outcomes.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26352264 PMCID: PMC4564271 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Descriptive statistics of age, anthropometric factors, sex-steroid and insulin resistance biomarkers among study participants age < 50 years.
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| Measurement | statistical distribution |
| Age (years) | 43.99 ± 2.94 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 22.20 ± 2.51 |
| Waist-to-hip Ratio | 0.81 ± 0.06 |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 57.78 (46.90, 71.17) |
| Progesterone (ng/mL) | 0.45 (0.35, 0.57) |
| Testosterone (ng/mL) | 0.24 (0.20, 0.28) |
| Sex hormone binging globulin (ng/mL) | 29.81 (25.32, 35.09) |
| Insulin-like growth factor-1 (ng/mL) | 168.03 (144.31, 195.66) |
| Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (ng/mL) | 1837.54 (1642.92, 2055.22) |
a Age, body mass index and waist-to-hip reported as mean ± standard deviation; Biomarkers reported as geometric mean (95% confidence interval).
Partial correlation coefficients between sex-steroid hormones, sex-hormone binding globulin, insulin-like growth factor components and anthropometric variables, among participants age < 50 years.
| E2 | P | T | SHBG | IGF-1 | IGFBP-3 | Waist-to-hip ratio | Body mass index | |
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| Estradiol (E2) | 1 | -0.19 | 0.00 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.06 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Progesterone (P) | — | 1 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.12 | -0.06 | 0.02 |
| Testosterone (T) | — | — | 1 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.1 | -0.08 | 0.19 |
| Sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) | — | — | — | 1 | 0.83 | 0.09 | -0.21 | -0.05 |
| Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.26 | -0.18 | -0.03 |
| Insulin-like growth binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -0.18 | -0.20 |
*p<0.05
**p<0.01.
Crude association between indicators of body size, sex-steroid hormones, sex-hormone binding globulin, and insulin-like growth factor components among participants age < 50 years.
| N | Estradiol (pg/mL) | Progesterone (ng/mL) | Testosterone (ng/mL) | Sex hormone binding globulin (ng/mL) | Insulin-like growth factor-1 (ng/mL) | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 | |
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| <18.49 kg/m2 | 8 | 24.23 (11.60, 50.61) | 0.23 (0.10, 0.55) | 0.17 (0.09, 0.32) | 63.29 (35.79, 111.92) | 286.05 (166.93, 490.16) | 2677.63 (1794.64, 3995.06) |
| 18.50–22.99 kg/m2 | 61 | 65.74 (50.35, 85,82) | 0.52 (0.38, 0.71) | 0.23 (0.18, 0.29) | 26.05 (21.19, 32.02) | 148.38 (122.09, 180.34) | 1806.19 (1562.54, 2087.82) |
| ≥23 kg/m2 | 35 | 56.28 (39.58, 80.02) | 0.40 (0.26, 0.60) | 0.27 (0.20, 0.36) | 31.75 (24.17, 41.69) | 184.81 (142.85, 239.08) | 1737.35 (1434.86, 2103.62) |
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| 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.15 | |
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| Continuous | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.02) | -0.01 (0.01) | -0.01 (0.01) | -0.02 (0.01) | |
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| 0.39 | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.02 | |
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| <0.8165 | 49 | 48.94 (36.19, 66.20) | 0.48 (0.34, 0.68) | 0.23 (0.18, 0.30) | 37.46 (29.74, 47.19) | 193.82 (155.63, 241.39) | 1852.59 (1572.52, 2182.54) |
| ≥0.8165 | 55 | 66.98 (50.37, 89.07) | 0.42 (0.30, 0.58) | 0.24 (0.19, 0.31) | 24.32 (19.56, 30.24) | 147.96 (120.28, 182.02) | 1824.24 (1562.76, 2129.46) |
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| 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.89 | |
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| Continuous | 1.41 (0.81) | -0.57 (0.95) | -0.55 (0.70) | -1.36 (0.63) | -1.17 (0.59) | -0.78 (0.43) | |
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| 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
Fig 1Relationship between premenopausal body size and promotion of breast cancer.
IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1; SHBG sex hormone binding globulin; IGFBP-3 insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3.