Diurnal cortisol patterns are associated with physical performance in the Caerphilly Prospective Study

Background Cross-sectional studies have suggested that elevated cortisol is associated with worse physical performance, a surrogate of ageing. We examined the relationship between repeat cortisol measures over 20 years and physical performance in later life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gardner, Michael P, Lightman, Stafford L, Gallacher, John, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Ebrahim, Shah, Bayer, Antony, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235020/