Gender-Specific Independent and Combined Effects of the Cortisol-to-Cortisone Ratio and 11-Deoxycortisol on Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: From the Henan Rural Cohort Study.
Xue LiuJingjing JiangXiaotian LiuZhicheng LuoYan WangXiaokang DongDandan WeiWenqian HuoSongcheng YuLinlin LiShuna JinChongjian WangZhenxing MaoPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2019)
Serum F/E level was negatively associated with T2DM only in females whereas serum 11-deoxycortisol level was negatively associated with prediabetes in males and with prediabetes and T2DM in females. Additionally, their combination has a synergistic effect on T2DM.