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Title: Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents: From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity
Authors: Verheyen, Veerle J.
Remy, Sylvie
Govarts , Eva
Colles, Ann
Koppen, Gudrun
Martin, Laura Rodriguez
Nielsen, Flemming
BRUCKERS, Liesbeth 
BIJNENS, Esmee 
VOS, Stijn 
Morrens, Bert
Coertjens, Dries
Loots, Ilse
De Decker, Annelies
Franken, C
Den Hond, Elly
Nelen, Vera
De Henauw, Stefaan
Covaci, Adrian
Van Larebeke, Nicolas
Teughels, Caroline
NAWROT, Tim 
Schoeters, G
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Source: Frontiers in public health, 9 (Art N° 669022)
Abstract: Chronic biological stress may adversely affect adolescents' physical and mental health, but insight in the personal and environmental factors that determine chronic stress is limited. We measured 3-month cumulative hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in 419 adolescents, participating in the Flemish Environment and Health Study. Adolescents' health and lifestyle characteristics, household and neighborhood socio-economic status as well as neighborhood urbanicity were assessed as potential determinants of HCC, using multiple linear regression models. We additionally explored heterogeneity of our results by sex. HCC were significantly higher in boys from densely populated neighborhoods, the association was not significant in girls. Accordingly, boys living outside cities had significantly lower HCC than boys, living in cities. HCC was significantly lower in adolescents with an optimal vitality, a measure of a positive mental health status. In adolescent girls, menarcheal status (pre-/postmenarche) was a significant determinant of HCC. Our findings are the first to suggest that residential urbanicity may have an impact on chronic biological stress in a general population of adolescent boys.
Notes: Verheyen, VJ (corresponding author), VITO Hlth, Flemish Inst Technol Res VITO, Antwerp, Belgium.; Verheyen, VJ (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Dept Biomed Sci, Antwerp, Belgium.
veerle.verheyen@vito.be
Keywords: adolescents;chronic biological stress;determinants;hair cortisol concentration;Flemish environment and health study (FLEHS);neighborhood urbanicity
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/36481
e-ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.669022
ISI #: 000727650600001
Rights: 2021 Verheyen, Remy, Govarts, Colles, Koppen, Martin, Nielsen, Bruckers, Bijnens, Vos, Morrens, Coertjens, Loots, De Decker, Franken, Den Hond, Nelen, De Henauw, Covaci, Van Larebeke, Teughels, Nawrot and Schoeters. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Category: A1
Type: Journal Contribution
Validations: ecoom 2022
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