American Indian young adults display diminished cardiovascular and cortisol responses to acute psychological stress
American Indian young adults display diminished cardiovascular and cortisol responses to acute psychological stress
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DOI:
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104583
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发表时间:
2020-04-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Ginty, Annie T.
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John-Henderson, Neha A.;Gruman, Hannah E.;Ginty, Annie T.
American Indian adults are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared with non-Hispanic white adults. Scant research exists examining the underlying physiological and psychological mechanisms associated with these risks. This study aimed to examine possible psychological and physiological stress-related mechanisms related to cardiovascular disease risk in healthy American Indian and non-Hispanic white adults. Forty American Indian (60% female, Mean age = 19.93, SD = 2.08 years) and 45 non-Hispanic white (70% female, Mean age = 20.18, SD = 2.22 years) participants attended an in-person laboratory session. Salivary cortisol and cardiovascular activity were measured before (baseline), during, and after exposure to a 10-minute mental arithmetic task. Compared to non-Hispanic white participants, American Indian had diminished salivary cortisol (p