Socioeconomic status is associated with stress hormones

• Published in: Psychosomatic medicine Vol. 68; no. 3; p. 414
• Main Authors: Cohen, Sheldon, Doyle, William J, Baum, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Catecholamines - analysis; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Hydrocortisone - analysis; Male; Middle Aged; Social Class; Social Support; Stress, Physiological - physiopathology; Stress, Physiological - psychology; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology

We assess whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with basal levels of cortisol and catecholamines and determine if any association between SES and these hormones can be explained (is mediated) by behavioral, social, and emotional differences across the SES gradient. One hundred ninety-thre...