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January 1, 2006Psychosomatic Medicine

Both lower socioeconomic status (education and income) and being black were independently associated with higher evening levels of cortisol, resulting in flatter diurnal rhythms.

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781 subjects from a multisite sample

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Authors

SCSheldon CohenJSJoseph E. SchwartzEEElissa S. Epel

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Overview

Should not change practice; hypothesis-generating for SES- and race-related HPA-axis interventions.

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Population
781 subjects (whites and blacks) from a multisite sample (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults [CARDIA] Study)
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Outcome
Dysregulation of the cortisol diurnal rhythm (measured via six saliva cortisol samples over the course of the day)surrogate

Lower socioeconomic status and black race are independently associated with flatter diurnal cortisol rhythms, with the SES effect mediated by health practices and psychosocial factors.

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Cohen et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83a3ebfd07e211f9fe1660https://doi.org/10.1097/01.psy.0000195967.51768.ea
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