Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents
| Autor: | Flemming Nielsen, Esmée M. Bijnens, Dries Coertjens, Greet Schoeters, Adrian Covaci, Laura Rodriguez Martin, Annelies De Decker, Stijn Vos, Tim S. Nawrot, Elly Den Hond, Carmen Franken, Liesbeth Bruckers, Vera Nelen, Eva Govarts, Gudrun Koppen, Caroline Teughels, Bert Morrens, Ann Colles, Ilse Loots, Nicolas Van Larebeke, Veerle Josefa Verheyen, Sylvie Remy, Stefaan De Henauw |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Environmental Sciences, RS-Research Program Learning and Innovation for Resilient Social-Ecological Systems (LIRSS), Biology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Chemistry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adolescent Hydrocortisone Biological Stress Population Vitality Affect (psychology) neighborhood urbanicity Residence Characteristics Stress Physiological Environmental health Medicine and Health Sciences Medicine Humans Chronic stress adolescents education Biology Original Research education.field_of_study business.industry chronic biological stress Flemish environment and health study (FLEHS) Environmental and Occupational Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health determinants Mental health hair cortisol concentration Female Human medicine Public Health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Hair |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Public Health Frontiers in Public Health, 9:669022. Frontiers Media S.A. Verheyen, V J, Remy, S, Govarts, E, Colles, A, Koppen, G, Martin, L R, Nielsen, F, Bruckers, L, Bijnens, E M, Vos, S, Morrens, B, Coertjens, D, Loots, I, De Decker, A, Franken, C, Den Hond, E, Nelen, V, De Henauw, S, Covaci, A, Van Larebeke, N, Teughels, C, Nawrot, T S & Schoeters, G 2021, ' Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents : From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity ', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 9, 669022 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.669022 FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2296-2565 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.669022 |
| Popis: | Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine chronic stress is limited. We measured 3-month cumulative hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in 419 adolescents, participating in the Flemish Environment and Health Study. Adolescents' health and lifestyle characteristics, household and neighborhood socio-economic status as well as neighborhood urbanicity were assessed as potential determinants of HCC, using multiple linear regression models. We additionally explored heterogeneity of our results by sex. HCC were significantly higher in boys from densely populated neighborhoods, the association was not significant in girls. Accordingly, boys living outside cities had significantly lower HCC than boys, living in cities. HCC was significantly lower in adolescents with an optimal vitality, a measure of a positive mental health status. In adolescent girls, menarcheal status (pre-/postmenarche) was a significant determinant of HCC. Our findings are the first to suggest that residential urbanicity may have an impact on chronic biological stress in a general population of adolescent boys. This paper is based on research conducted within the framework of the Flemish Center of Expertise on Environment and Health (FLEHS 2016-2020), funded by the Government of Flanders, Department of Environment & Spatial Development. VV was supported by a PhD fellowship at the University of Antwerp and VITO, funded by the Flemish Center of Expertise on Environment and Health. We thank the adolescents and their families who participated in FLEHS IV. Without their effort, this study would not have been possible. We thank the field workers from the Provincial Institute of Hygiene and VITO for the sample and data collection. |
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