Figure 2. Impact of anorexia nervosa (AN) on cortisol secretion.
A. Representative overnight cortisol secretory characteristics in a teenage girl with AN (left) and a normal-weight control (right), showing greater cortisol secretion in the girl with AN.
B. 24-h urinary free cortisol levels in adolescent girls with AN and controls. Adolescent girls with AN have higher 24-h urinary free cortisol compared with controls. Adapted from Misra et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89: 4972–4980; 2004. Copyright © by The Endocrine Society 2004.