ea0081p4 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2022
Boswell Laura
, Blasco Miquel
, Quintana Luis F.
, Vega-Beyhart Arturo
, Viaplana Judith
, Rodriguez Gabriela
, Diaz Daniela
, Vilardell Carme
, Mora Mireia
, Halperin Irene
, Amor Antonio J.
, Casals Gregori
, Hanzu Felicia A.
Aims: A few studies have shown disturbances in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in chronic-kidney-disease (CKD), of unknown extent and clinical implications. We aimed to study the HPA axis in patients with CKD and its association with kidney impairment and metabolic disturbances.Methods: Cross-sectional controlled study. Patients with CKD stages I-II (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] through CKD-EPI equation >60), stage III (e...