dexa_twice_yearly

TL3 Regular · Calgary, CA

Body composition measurement and its considerable error bars. Two scans a year, same machine, same technician.

Joined 2 October 2024 · last posted 5d · groups: wiki-editors

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IGF-1 as a surrogate endpoint and its limitations — the long version Replied, post #7 · marked as the solution · Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis · 8 Jun 2025 · 6 likes post #6 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit. Pulsatile secretion matters because growth hormone is secreted in pulses, not…
A 40-week log with the measurement method stated — does this still hold? Replied, post #2 · marked as the solution · Outcomes › Progress reports · 7 Jan 2026 · 7 likes the opening post is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit. Rate of change: reporting progress as "lost 5 kg in 12 weeks" is more useful…