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Hair cortisol concentrations in a Spanish sample of healthy adults
Hair cortisol concentration (HCC), as a novel promising method to retrospectively measure
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation, is being increasingly studied. We
tested the relationships between HCC and a range of possible confounding variables in a
Spanish sample of healthy adults and pregnant women. In this sample of healthy Spaniards, results suggested an association between HCC and
physical exercise and educational level. In pregnant women, the prevalence of HCC was
higher than in non-pregnant woman, and was related to educational level. This study
emphasises the need to determine the relationship between HCC and confounders such as
sociodemographic and lifestyle variables in the general population and specific groups
formed by individuals such as pregnant women.This research is part of a doctoral thesis.
It has been economically supported by the
"PSI2015-63494-P" I+D Project of the Spanish
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
(MINECO) and FEDE