ESPE Abstracts

Background: Cortisol is a hormone critical for good health. Concentrations of cortisol are reported to be increased in people born small for gestational age and obese children. Cortisol excess and deficiency are associated with growth disturbances and changes in blood pressure (BP). Salivary cortisol (SC) and cortisone (SCn) correlate strongly with serum cortisol. In this study we investigated the relationship between SC and SCn, auxological parameters, BP, ag...