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A High Serum Cortisol/DHEA-S Ratio Is a Risk Factor for Sarcopenia in Elderly Diabetic Patients
CONTEXT: Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a high prevalence of frailty and/or sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is thought to be related to discordant secretions of the adrenal hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), as well as the sulfate ester of DHEA (DHEA-S). The curr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Endocrine Society
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30963138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00271 |