Hair cortisol concentrations are associated with greater adiposity in late adolescence amongst non-Hispanic White individuals.

Melissa N SidoteNicole BornkampSheryl L Rifas-ShimanMarie-France HivertEmily OkenAmy R NicholsMingyu Zhang

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2024)

Higher HCC was associated with greater adiposity in late adolescence. Further research is needed to disentangle the relationship between HCC and adolescent adiposity, including the temporal direction of the relationship and sex-specific associations.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
depressive symptoms
weight gain
young adults
mental health
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
body mass index
physical activity