IGF1 and diabetes mellitus: In 1730 participants from the Framingham Offspring Study examination cycle 7, including those with DM (n = 179, mean age 64 years, 39% women) and without DM (n = 1551, mean age 60 years, 46% women), we related self-reported physical activity variables to circulating concentrations of IGF-1, VEGF, and BDNF using linear multivariable regression models.