Association of cortisol and the metabolic syndrome in Korean men and women

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 914-918

  Park, Sat Byul ^a,b   Blumenthal, James A ^a   Lee, Soon Young ^b   Georgiades, Anastasia ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease risk factor; Cortisol; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960141725     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.914     Document Type: Article

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