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High-end normal adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol levels are associated with specific cardiovascular risk factors in pediatric obesity: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and in particular cortisol, has been reported to be involved in obesity-associated metabolic disturbances in adults and in selected populations of adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between morning adrenoco...

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Autores principales: Prodam, Flavia, Ricotti, Roberta, Agarla, Valentina, Parlamento, Silvia, Genoni, Giulia, Balossini, Caterina, Walker, Gillian Elisabeth, Aimaretti, Gianluca, Bona, Gianni, Bellone, Simonetta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3621818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23425018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-11-44