Morning cortisol as an indicator of arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study and Mendelian randomization study
This research provides both observational and genetic evidence indicating a potential causal relationship between morning cortisol and arterial stiffness, with SBP as a key mediator.
Authors
- Jie Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-0794)
- Yihua Guo
- Juan Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8795-4709)
- Qianhua Fang
- Cong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-6672)
- Wei Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2841-7206)
- Weiqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6631-3833)
- Yifei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0272-0602)
- Lin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2590-5733)
- Ying Peng
- Zhuomeng Hu
- Weiqiong Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-1016)
- Weiwei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2003-7743)
Institutions
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Ruijin Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1687909
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00