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The Role of Morning Plasma Cortisol in Obesity: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 19 Apr 2022
Qi Xiaohui, Cui Bin, Cao Min
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CONTEXT: Cortisol, an important hormone regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, is associated with obesity. However, it is unclear whether the relationship between cortisol and obesity is causal or could be explained by reverse causality. OBJECTIVE: This work aims to assess the role of morning plasma cortisol in clinical classes of obesity. METHODS: In this bidirectional, 2-sample mendelian...
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