Associations of Salivary Cortisol Levels with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis | Zendy

Amy S. DeSantis | Zendy; Ana V. DiezRoux | Zendy; Anjum Hajat | Zendy; Sherita Hill Golden | Zendy; Nancy S. Jenny | Zendy; Brisa N. Sánchez | Zendy; Steven Shea | Zendy; Teresa E. Seeman | Zendy

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Associations of Salivary Cortisol Levels with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Author(s) -

Amy S. DeSantis,

Ana V. DiezRoux,

Anjum Hajat,

Sherita Hill Golden,

Nancy S. Jenny,

Brisa N. Sánchez,

Steven Shea,

Teresa E. Seeman

Publication year - 2011

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.2011-0483

Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , waist , endocrinology , hydrocortisone , diabetes mellitus , population , blood pressure , body mass index , environmental health

Prior research has identified associations between social-environmental factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components. The physiological mechanisms underlying these associations are not fully understood, but alterations in activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a stress-responsive biological system, have been hypothesized to play a role.

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