Open AccessAssociation of Diurnal Patterns in Salivary Cortisol With Type 2 Diabetes in the Whitehall II Study
Author(s) -
Ruth A. Hackett,
Andrew Steptoe,
Meena Kumari
Publication year - 2014
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.2014-2459
Subject(s) - bedtime , cortisol awakening response , morning , type 2 diabetes , medicine , endocrinology , hydrocortisone , population , circadian rhythm , confidence interval , psychology , diabetes mellitus , environmental health
The hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis is thought to play a role in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). However, the evidence for an association between diurnal cortisol patterns and T2D is equivocal.
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