Cortisol Correlates with Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters in Middle Aged Bulgarian Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Folia medica Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 546
• Main Authors: Bahchevanov, Karamfil M, Atanassova, Penka A, Chompalov, Kostadin A, Mitkov, Mitko D, Milev, Borislav I, Terzieva, Dora D, Naydenov, Valcho I, Dosheva, Vesselina S, Masaldjieva, Radka I, Velkova, Kichka G, Sirakov, Nikolai V, Kilova, Kristina P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Atrophy - diagnostic imaging; Atrophy - pathology; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - pathology; Brain Mapping; Bulgaria; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone - metabolism; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism; Metabolic Syndrome - pathology; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Saliva - metabolism; Waist Circumference; Bulgaria; metabolic syndrome; cortical thickness; salivary cortisol; neuroimaging

There is a dose-dependent relationship between chronically increased cortisol levels and the number of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components. Both cortisol and MetS are linked to various brain abnormalities. To investigate an association of MetS components and salivary cortisol levels with cortical t...