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In clinical studies, the age-related decrease in IGF-I parallels the age-related decrease in bone mineral density (BMD), but several age-adjusted cross-sectional studies show no consistent association of IGF-I and BMD. We report here a cross-sectional study of serum IGF-I and BMD levels in 483 men and 455 postmenopausal women not using estrogen; subjects were 55 years of age and older, community-dwelling, ambulatory, and unselected for bone density. IGF-I was measured by a highly specific radioimmunoassay. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine and hip using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Men had higher IGF-I and BMD levels than women. In age-adjusted and age-stratified models, IGF-I was associated with BMD only in women (test for interaction, p &amp;lt; 0.0001). Gender differences persisted in gender-specific multiple regression analyses adjusted for age, body mass index, thiazide diuretic use, current smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, and weight change; IGF-I was significantly associated with BMD at the spine (p = 0.0001) and hip (p = 0.02) in women, but not in men (p's &amp;gt; 0.6). Circulating estradiol levels were not associated with IGF-I levels in either gender; testosterone was inversely associated with IGF-I and only in men. This striking gender difference has not been described previously. Its etiology is unknown. 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