Copeptin and insulin resistance: effect modification by age and 11 β-HSD2 activity in a population-based study.
Silvia CanivellM MohauptD AckermannM PruijmI GuessousG EhretG EscherA Pechère-BertschiB VogtO DevuystM BurnierP-Y MartinB PonteM BochudPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2017)
Our data suggest that age and apparent 11β-HSD2 activity modulate the association of copeptin with insulin resistance at the population level but not MeTS or diabetes. Further research is needed to corroborate these results and to understand the mechanisms underlying these findings.