Hair cortisol levels are associated with overweight and obesity in the ELSA-Brasil cohort

Hair cortisol levels are associated with overweight and obesity in the ELSA-Brasil cohort

IntroductionHair cortisol level has recently been identified as a promising marker for detecting long-term cortisol levels and a marker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex (HPA) axis activity. However, research on the association between obesity and an altered cortisol metabolism remains contro...

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Main Authors: Karine Lino Rodrigues, Patrícia de Oliveira da Silva Scaranni, Evelyn Nunes Goulart da Silva Pereira, Vivian Vieira Dias da Silva, Raquel Rangel Silvares, Beatriz Peres de Araujo, Cristina Castilho, Maria Inês Schmidt, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Rosane Harter Griep, Anissa Daliry
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
chronic stress
hair cortisol levels
obesity
overweight
ELSA-Brasil
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1361715/full

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