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Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Stress Hormones
Psychosomatic Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 68(3) · pp. 414–420
Sheldon Cohen✉(Carnegie Mellon University)William J. Doyle(Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh)Andrew Baum(Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh)
Abstract
Lower SES was associated in a graded fashion with higher basal levels of cortisol and catecholamines. These associations occurred independent of race, and the data were consistent with mediation by health practices and social factors.
Stress Responses and CortisolHealth disparities and outcomesClimate Change and Health ImpactsSocioeconomic statusMediationBasal (medicine)HormonePsychologyHydrocortisoneSocial deprivationInternal medicineEpinephrineCatecholamine
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AdultCatecholaminesFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedSocial ClassSocial SupportStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalHealth Behavior
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