Adiposity and cortisol response to stress in Indian adolescents
Adiposity and cortisol response to stress in Indian adolescents
SETTING: Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India.
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations of different adiposity measures with cortisol responses during the Trier Social Stress Test for children (TSST-C).
DESIGN: Descriptive study.
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. Stress-induced 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<0.001). Higher WHR was associated with lower cortisol response at 20 and 30-minutes after stress (~0.13 SD decrease in cortisol response per SD higher WHR, P<0.05). Higher fat% was also associated with lower cortisol response only in girls 20-minutes post-stress (0.23 SD lower response per SD higher fat%, P=0.004). Sum of skinfold thickness and BMI were not associated with cortisol responses.
CONCLUSION: Abdominal adiposity is associated with reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity to stress in this adolescent population.
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Krishnaveni, G.V.
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Jones, A.
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Veena, S.R.
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Somashekara, R.
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Karat, S.C.
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Fall, C.H.D.
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15 February 2018
Krishnaveni, G.V.
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Jones, A.
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Veena, S.R.
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Somashekara, R.
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Karat, S.C.
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Fall, C.H.D.
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Krishnaveni, G.V., Jones, A., Veena, S.R., Somashekara, R., Karat, S.C. and Fall, C.H.D.
(2018)
Adiposity and cortisol response to stress in Indian adolescents.
Indian pediatrics, 55 (2), .
(doi:10.1007/s13312-018-1244-1).
Abstract
SETTING: Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India.
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations of different adiposity measures with cortisol responses during the Trier Social Stress Test for children (TSST-C).
DESIGN: Descriptive study.
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. Stress-induced 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<0.001). Higher WHR was associated with lower cortisol response at 20 and 30-minutes after stress (~0.13 SD decrease in cortisol response per SD higher WHR, P<0.05). Higher fat% was also associated with lower cortisol response only in girls 20-minutes post-stress (0.23 SD lower response per SD higher fat%, P=0.004). Sum of skinfold thickness and BMI were not associated with cortisol responses.
CONCLUSION: Abdominal adiposity is associated with reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity to stress in this adolescent population.
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Accepted/In Press date: 4 October 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 December 2017
Published date: 15 February 2018
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