Key result
Cortisol responses to laboratory stress were positively associated with total daily cortisol output (AUCday) independently of demographic factors (B=0.212; 95% CI 0.143-0.282; p<0.001).
Why the study?
Do cortisol responses to laboratory stress correlate with daily cortisol profiles in men and women aged 54-76 years?
Observational (n=466)
Do cortisol responses to laboratory stress correlate with daily cortisol profiles in men and women aged 54-76 years?
Effect estimate: B=0.212 (95% CI 0.143-0.282)
p-value: p=<0.001
Acute laboratory stress testing demonstrates ecological validity, as cortisol responses to lab stress positively correlate with total daily cortisol output.
Laboratory stress responses may proxy daily cortisol output in older adults; leaves open links to health outcomes or practice change.
Relationships between cortisol responses to laboratory stress and cortisol output over the day have not been studied extensively. We tested associations between cortisol responses to a set of laboratory challenges (colour/word interference and mirror tracing) and three aspects of cortisol output over the day, namely total area under the curve (AUCday), the cortisol awakening response (CAR) and the slope of cortisol decline over the day. Participants were 466 men and women aged 54-76 years. We found that cortisol responses to laboratory stress were positively associated with cortisol AUCday independently of sex, age, socioeconomic status, smoking, body mass index, and time of laboratory testing (B=0.212, 95% C.I. 0.143-0.282, p<0.001). No associations between laboratory responses and the CAR or cortisol slope were observed. The laboratory-field association was not moderated by demographic or psychosocial factors. The study provides evidence for the ecological validity of acute laboratory stress testing.
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Kidd et al. (2014) reported an observational. Cortisol responses to laboratory stress (colour/word interference and mirror tracing) was evaluated on Cortisol output over the day (total area under the curve [AUCday], cortisol awakening response [CAR], and slope of cortisol decline) (B=0.212, 95% CI 0.143-0.282, p=<0.001). Cortisol responses to laboratory stress were positively associated with total daily cortisol output (AUCday) independently of demographic factors (B=0.212; 95% CI 0.143-0.282; p<0.001).
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