Hair cortisol concentration is unaffected by basic military training, but related to sociodemographic and environmental factors
Hair cortisol concentration is unaffected by basic military training, but related to sociodemographic and environmental factors
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DOI：
10.3109/10253890.2014.974028
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
La Marca, Roberto
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作者：
Boesch, Maria;Sefidan, Sandra;La Marca, Roberto
头发皮质醇浓度（HCC）的分析是一个有前途的新的生物标志物，用于回顾性测量慢性压力。基本军事训练（BMT）对慢性应激的影响尚未报道。本研究的目的是研究10周BMT对HCC的影响，同时进一步探索已知和新的协变量的作用。瑞士军队的年轻健康男性新兵参加了两次，间隔10周，在数据收集（第一次检查：n = 177;第二次检查：n = 105）。在两种情况下，我们评估了HCC，感知压力和可能影响HCC的不同候选变量（例如社会经济状况，气象数据）。从第一次到第二次检查，军事训练增加了感知压力，但没有影响HCC。与此相一致的是，HCC和感知压力等级之间没有相关性。这可以解释为主要是身体压力（例如运动）对HCC的影响缺失。相反，HCC与环境温度、湿度和教育程度之间存在显著相关性。未来的研究应控制气象数据和教育状况时，检查HCC。
The analysis of hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) is a promising new biomarker for retrospective measurement of chronic stress. The effect of basic military training (BMT) on chronic stress has not yet been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 10-week BMT on HCC, while further exploring the role of known and novel covariates. Young healthy male recruits of the Swiss Army participated twice, 10 weeks apart, in data collection (1st examination: n = 177; 2nd examination: n = 105). On two occasions, we assessed HCC, perceived stress and different candidate variables that may affect HCC (e.g. socioeconomic status, meteorological data). Military training increased perceived stress from the first to the second examination, but did not affect HCC. In line with this, there was no correlation between HCC and perceived stress ratings. This could be interpreted as a missing influence of mainly physical stress (e.g. exercise) on HCC. In contrast, significant correlations were found between HCC and ambient temperature, humidity and education. Future studies should control for meteorological data and educational status when examining HCC.