Cross-sectional relation of long-term glucocorticoids in hair with anthropometric measurements and their possible determinants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Elisabeth F C van Rossum Ozair Abawi Mostafa MohseniAmir AbdelmoumenVincent Wester Bibian van der Voorn Anand M Iyer Erica L T van den Akker Sanne Elisabeth Hoeks Sjoerd A A van den Berg Rutchanna M S Jongejan Tobias Stalder Elisabeth F C van Rossum

Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2021)

There is a consistent positive association between HairGC and BMI, WC, and WHR, most prominently and clinically relevant for HairE-WC. These findings overall suggest an altered setpoint of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis with increasing central adiposity.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
weight gain
body mass index
body composition
insulin resistance
growth hormone
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
physical activity
metabolic syndrome