Salivary cortisone as potential predictor of occupational exposure to noise and related stress

Autor: Žaja Roko, Stipičević Sanja, Milošević Milan, Košec Andro, Ajduk Jakov, Kelava Iva, Baća Adrijana Zglavnik, Klarica Marko, Ries Mihael
Jazyk: English<br />Croatian
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, Vol 74, Iss 4, Pp 232-237 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1848-6312
DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3785
Popis: Salivary cortisone strongly correlates with serum cortisol, and since it is less invasive to measure salivary cortisone than serum cortisol and easier than to measure cortisol in saliva, as its concentrations are much lower, we wanted to compare salivary cortisone and cortisol levels as markers of noise-induced stress reaction. The study included 104 participants aged 19–30 years, 50 of whom were exposed to occupational noise ≥85 dB(A) and 54 non-exposed, control students. All participants took samples of their saliva with Salivette® Cortisol synthetic swabs on three consecutive working days first thing in the morning. Salivary cortisone and cortisol levels were determined with high-performance liquid chromatography. In addition, they completed a 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) questionnaire, and occupationally noise-exposed participants also completed the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) questionnaire on occupational psychosocial risks. The exposed participants had significantly higher cortisone (P
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