Childhood Traumas in Obese Women: Association With Deregulation of the Glucocorticoid Axis and Inflammatory State.

We postulate that childhood traumas are associated with deregulation of the glucocorticoid axis and the inflammatory system in obese women. The main objective of the study is to compare the salivary cortisol awaking response in obese women according to the presence of childhood trauma (assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CTQ).