Daytime trajectories of cortisol: Demographic and socioeconomic differences-Findings from the national study of daily experiences

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2585-2597

  Karlamangla, Arun S ^a   Friedman, Esther M ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^a   Stawksi, Robert S ^c   Almeida, David M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cortisol area under the curve; Cortisol diurnal rhythm; Cortisol nadir; Cortisol peak; Gender; Race; Socioeconomic status; Spline regression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; WAKEFULNESS; WORKING TIME;

AGE; CORTISOL AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CORTISOL DIURNAL RHYTHM; CORTISOL NADIR; CORTISOL PEAK; GENDER; MIDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES; MIDUS; NATIONAL STUDY OF DAILY EXPERIENCES; NSDE; RACE; SES; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPLINE REGRESSION;

ADULT; AGING; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84886096474     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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