| Title: |
Adiposity and cortisol response to stress in Indian adolescents |
| Authors: |
Krishnaveni, GV; Jones, A; Veena, SR; Somashekara, R; Karat, SC; Fall, CHD |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| Description: |
Objective We examined associations of different adiposity measures with cortisol responses during the Trier Social Stress Test for children (TSST-C). Design Descriptive study. Setting Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India. Participants Adolescents aged 13.5y from a birth cohort were recruited (N=269, 133 boys). Methods The stressor (TSST-C) was 5-minutes each of public speaking and mental arithmetic tasks in front of two unfamiliar ‘judges’. Salivary cortisol concentrations were measured at baseline and at regular intervals after TSST-C. Weight, height, sub scapular and triceps skinfold thickness, and waist and hip circumference were measured, and percentage body fat was estimated (fat%; bioimpedance). Body mass index (BMI) and Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. All variables were converted into within-cohort SD scores before analysis. Stressinduced change in cortisol concentrations from baseline (cortisol response) was examined in relation to adiposity. Results Stress increased cortisol concentrations significantly from baseline (mean (SD): 5.5 (6.4) ng/mL; P |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s13312-018-1244-1 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-018-1244-1; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:7007bb1d-6e0e-4e7e-a799-ab7098376e48 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; CC Attribution (CC BY) |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1A8E7AB2 |
| Database: |
BASE |