Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in females and males in different cervical vertebral maturation stages
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this cross sectional study was to assess serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels in female and male subjects at various cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) stages.MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study sample consisted of 60 subjects, 30 females and 30 males, in the age range of 8-23 years.For all subjects, serum IGF-1 leve