Journal article
Association of adult height and leg length with fasting plasma cortisol concentrations: evidence for an effect of normal variation in adrenocortical activity on growth.
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We have evaluated the relationship between activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and adult height in adults recruited from the UK Hertfordshire Cohort Study. In a sample of 1,354 individuals, we found that height fell by 0.67 cm (95% CI 0.34-1.0) per SD (114 nmol/l) increase in fasting plasma cortisol concentrations. The association was continuous across the range of cortisol concentrations and was independent of the levels of corticosteroid binding globulin. It was of sim...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
- Volume:
- 20
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 712-715
- Publication date:
- 2008-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1520-6300
- ISSN:
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1042-0533
- Source identifiers:
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125490
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- Language:
- English
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pubs:125490
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- pubs:125490
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- 2008
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