Children and adolescents with obesity and the metabolic syndrome have high circulating cortisol levels. Sen Y, Aygun D, Yilmaz E, Ayar A. Comparative Study 2008; 29(1): 141-145 PubMed PMID: 18283269 Keywords: Adolescent, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Blood Pressure:physiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Lipids:blood, Male, Metabolic Syndrome X:blood, Obesity:blood, Risk Factors,. Citation OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the varying degrees of obesity and blood glucocorticoid leve..... Read abstract Full text PDF