Whole-Body Insulin Sensitivity Rather than Body-Mass-Index Determines Fasting and Post-Glucose-Load Growth Hormone Concentrations

• Christian-Heinz Anderwald ,

  * E-mail: christian-heinz.anderwald@meduniwien.ac.at

  Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Metabolic Unit, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Research Council (ISIB-CNR), Padua, Italy, Mariahilf Community Pharmacy, Arnoldstein, Austria, Medical Direction, Specialized Hospital Complex Agathenhof, Micheldorf, Austria

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• Andrea Tura,

  Affiliation Metabolic Unit, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Research Council (ISIB-CNR), Padua, Italy

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• Alois Gessl,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Sabina Smajis,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Christian Bieglmayer,

  Affiliation Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Rodrig Marculescu,

  Affiliation Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Anton Luger,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Giovanni Pacini,

  Affiliation Metabolic Unit, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Research Council (ISIB-CNR), Padua, Italy

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• Michael Krebs

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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