Open AccessUrinary Cortisol and Six-Year Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
Author(s) -
Nicole Vogelzangs,
Aartjan T.F. Beekman,
Yuri Milaneschi,
Stefania Bandinelli,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0192
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , disease , population , cohort study , cause of death , prospective cohort study , urinary system , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cohort , environmental health
The stress hormone cortisol has been linked with unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors, but longitudinal studies examining whether high levels of cortisol predict cardiovascular mortality are largely absent.
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