CellWell record HH-18622
Abdominal obesity increases overnight cortisol excretion.
Duclos M; Corcuff JB; Etcheverry N; Rashedi M; Tabarin A; Roger P
Journal of endocrinological investigation ยท 1999
In plain language
In 82 obese women, those with abdominal fat distribution by waist measurement had similar daytime urinary cortisol but higher overnight cortisol relative to creatinine than women with lower-body fat distribution, alongside more hypertension and higher triglycerides.
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