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ea0049ep721 | Obesity | ECE2017

Association of cortisol, DHEA-S and cortisol/DHEAS ratio with insulin resistance in overweight and obese women

Maciejewski Adam , Litwinowicz Monika , Marcinkowska Emilia , Grzymislawski Marian , Lacka Katarzyna

HPA axis that plays important controlling and modulating functions in organism is also linked with insulin resistance and weight control. The number of evidences linking cortisol secretion with obesity and other metabolic complication increase, but still there is a lack of definitive results. Therefore the aim of our study was to compare adrenal function parameters between high and normal insulin resistant overweight and obese women. This retrospective analysis was performed o...