Clinical and biological correlates of morning serum cortisol in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity

<h4>Background and aim</h4> A fraction of children with obesity have increased serum cortisol levels. In this study, we describe the clinical characteristics of obese children and adolescents with elevated morning serum cortisol levels and the relationship between the cortisol levels and...

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Main Authors: Anton Martens, Bünyamin Duran, Jesse Vanbesien, Stephanie Verheyden, Bart Rutteman, Willem Staels, Ellen Anckaert, Inge Gies, Jean De Schepper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8528324/?tool=EBI