Open AccessSerum Cortisol-to-Cortisone Ratio and Blood Pressure in Severe Obesity before and after Weight Loss
Author(s) -
James Brian Byrd,
Amy E. Rothberg,
Robert Chomic,
Charles Burant,
Robert D. Brook,
Richard J. Auchus
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cardiorenal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1664-3828
pISSN - 1664-5502
DOI - 10.1159/000438462
Subject(s) - cortisone , medicine , weight loss , obesity , endocrinology , blood pressure , hydrocortisone , physiology
The pathogenesis of obesity-associated hypertension is poorly understood. Serum cortisol-to-cortisone ratio (F/E ratio) is a marker of cortisol metabolism. Our objective was to determine whether the serum F/E ratio is associated with blood pressure (BP) in patients after significant weight loss (≥15% from baseline weight).
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