As expected, both GH peak and IGF-1 levels were inversely associated with anthropometric measurements, SBP/DBP, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HoMA-IR, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, fasting TG, γ-glutamiltransferase (γGT), C reactive protein, VAI, FLI and the percentage of metabolic syndrome. This evidence concerns the gene GH1 and metabolic syndrome.