Hypercortisolemic depression is associated with increased intra-abdominal fat

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 274-277

  Weber Hamann, Bettina ^a   Hentschel, Frank ^a   Kniest, Anja ^a   Deuschle, Michael ^a   Colla, Michael ^a   Lederbogen, Florian ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypercortisolemia; Insulin resistance; Major depression; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036210682     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200203000-00010     Document Type: Article

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