Hair cortisol concentrations are associated with greater adiposity in late adolescence amongst non-Hispanic White individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) is a biomarker of long-term stress. Higher HCC is associated with higher adiposity in adults; however, associations are not well characterized in adolescents.

Objective

To examine cross-sectional associations of HCC with adiposity in late adolescence.

Methods

Amongst 336 non-Hispanic White participants (48.5% female, mean 17.7 years) in Project Viva, we used multivariable linear regression models, overall and sex-stratified, to estimate associations of HCC with body mass index (BMI), bioelectric impedance (BIA) percent body fat, waist circumference (WC) and dual X-ray absorptiometry-measured percent and total fat or trunk fat mass. We adjusted models for age and known predictors of adiposity.

Results

Median (interq

SUBMITTER: Sidote MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579551 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature