Body mass index determines evoked growth hormone (GH) responsiveness in normal healthy male subjects: diagnostic caveat for adult GH deficiency

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Vivien S BonertShlomo Melmed

Abstract

GH secretion is decreased in obese subjects, whereas age-adjusted IGF-I concentrations are normal. This study was undertaken to rigorously delineate the extent of obesity [elevated body mass index (BMI)] associated with decreased somatotrope secretory function resulting in apparent adult GH deficiency. The peak GH response evoked by combined arginine (0.5 g/kg infused iv over 30 min) and GHRH (1 microg/kg iv bolus) was measured in 59 healthy male subjects with BMIs ranging from normal to obese. BMI correlated with the peak evoked GH response (Pearson r = -0.59; P < 0.01), and the percentage of subjects exhibiting an abnormal evoked GH response, i.e. less than 9 ng/ml, increased from 5% for those with a BMI less than 25 (normal), to 13% for those with a BMI of 25-26.9 (mildly overweight), to 33% for those with a BMI of 27-29.9 (moderately overweight), and to 64% for those with a BMI of 30 or more (obese). BMI is a major determinant of evoked adult GH response to provocative testing. The diagnosis of adult GH deficiency using the evoked GH response in patients with even mild BMI elevation does not accurately distinguish normal from deficient responses and may result in the erroneous classification of obese subjects as GH deficien...Continue Reading

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