Salivary Cortisol Fluctuations and Hyperglicemic Stress in Patients with Abdominal Obesity

Objectives We investigated a possible relationship between the onset of hyperglycaemia in prediabetes and the perturbations of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis. Material and methods The study included 20 patients, younger than 65 years (52.15 ± 4.55), having risk factors for diabetes mellit...

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Main Authors: Corina Dima-Cozma, Andreea Szalontay, Cristina Ghiciuc, Sebastian Cozma, Francesca Romana Patacchioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation 2012-07-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.rjor.ro/salivary-cortisol-fluctuations-and-hyperglicemic-stress-in-patients-with-abdominal-obesity/?lang=ro