The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in obese women with different patterns of body fat distribution

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 77; no. 2; p. 341
• Main Authors: Pasquali, R, Cantobelli, S, Casimirri, F, Capelli, M, Bortoluzzi, L, Flamia, R, Labate, A M, Barbara, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1993
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Body Height; Body Weight; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cosyntropin; Female; Hip; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Hydrocortisone - urine; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - metabolism; Obesity - etiology; Obesity - metabolism; Pituitary-Adrenal System - metabolism; Regression Analysis; Time Factors

To investigate whether obese subjects with abdominal obesity may be characterized by hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, we examined two groups of obese women with a waist to hip ratio (WHR) lower than 0.80 (n = 13), therefore having peripheral body fat distribution (P-BFD), or...