Negative associations of morning serum cortisol levels with obesity: the Henan rural cohort study.

K FanD WeiX LiuY HeH TianR TuP LiuL NieL ZhangD QiaoX LiuJ HouL LiC WangW HuoG ZhangZhenxing Mao

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)

Morning serum cortisol were negatively related to obesity defined by different indices in Chinese rural populations. In addition, cortisol could be as a biomarker for prediction of obesity in males.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
south africa
adipose tissue
body mass index
physical activity