Waist circumference modified the association of IGF-1 and IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio with pancreatic cancer risk, such that IGF-1 concentration were positively associated with pancreatic cancer in subjects with low waist circumference when comparing quartile 3 with quartile 1; no association was observed when comparing the top vs the bottom quartile. Here, IGF1 is linked to pancreatic neoplasm.