Metabolic derangement in young adults : where does cortisol stand?

• Main Authors: Wan Omar, Wan Fatein Nabeila, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Abdullah, Aszrin, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: QP Physiology; RC627 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Metabolic Diseases; RC648 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Endocrine Glands. Clinical Endocrinology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84963/2/AOCESICEM2020%20poster.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84963/3/Cert%20SICEM%20AOCE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84963/29/Dr%20Wan%20Fatien.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84963/

Objectives: Cortisol, a stress hormone released from the adrenal gland, has well-recognised role in Cushings syndrome. It was suggested that cortisol could also be implicated in metabolic syndrome, which shares some features with Cushings syndrome. The aim of this study is to examine the association...