Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in patients with primary polydipsia compared to healthy controls.
Clara Odilia SailerJill M KuehneIsmael da ConceiçãoJulie C RefardtMirjam Christ-CrainBettina WinzelerPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2022)
Our results suggest no difference in HPA axis activity between patients with primary polydipsia and healthy controls. The observed difference in salivary cortisol levels may be linked to a dilution effect in saliva rather than an altered stress axis considering the other findings.