Adiposity Measures and Morning Serum Cortisol in African Americans: Jackson Heart Study.
Bjorn KluweSongzhu ZhaoDavid KlineRobin OrtizGuy BrockJustin B Echouffo-TcheuguiMario SimsRita R KalyaniSherita H GoldenJoshua J JosephPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)
Several measures of adiposity are associated with lower morning serum cortisol among AAs, with leptin having the greatest magnitude. Future studies examining the role of morning serum cortisol in the pathway from adiposity to cardiometabolic disease in AAs are warranted.