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ea0073oc7.3 | Oral Communications 7: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021

Long-term glucocorticoids are associated with increased odds of metabolic syndrome after an intensive combined lifestyle intervention

Mohseni Mostafa , Van der Valk Eline S. , Lengton Robin , Savas Mesut , Rijke Yolanda De , Van den Berg Sjoerd A.A. , Van der Voorn Bibian , Van Rossum Liesbeth F.C

BackgroundLong-term glucocorticoids, as measured in scalp hair (HairGC), are associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). It is not known whether this represents a state of obesity or whether chronic hypercortisolism may influence the course or reversibility of obesity. In this study we longitudinally examine the relation between HairGC concentrations and metabolic syndrome parameters in patients with obesity who participate in a 1.5 year i...

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Long-term glucocorticoids are associated with increased odds of metabolic syndrome after an intensive combined lifestyle intervention

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