The Relationship Between Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Frozen Versus Mailed Samples

Clements, Andrea D.; Parker, Chris

doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(98)00031-6

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“…Neither testosterone nor cortisol was correlated with the time interval between sampling and freezing (p's > .25). In line with this, previous studies have shown that saliva samples can be mailed and/or stored at room temperature for at least 7 days and sometimes up to 4 weeks without cortisol or testosterone levels being affected (Clements & Parker, 1998;Dabbs, 1991;Garde & Hansen, 2005;Gröschl, Wagner, Rauh, & Dörr, 2001;Jensen et al, 2011;Kirschbaum & Hellhammer, 1989.…”

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Salivary testosterone and cortisol are jointly related to pro-environmental behavior in men

Sollberger

Bernauer

Ehlert

2015

Social Neuroscience

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Recently, cortisol has been suggested to moderate the positive relationship between testosterone and antisocial behavior. More precisely, high testosterone levels have been found to be related to aggressive or dominant behavior especially when cortisol levels were low. In the present study, we aimed to extend these findings to pro-environmental behavior as an indicator of prosocial behavior. In a first step, 147 male participants provided information on their everyday pro-environmental behavior by completing an online questionnaire on various energy-saving behaviors. In a second step, subjects provided two saliva samples for the assessment of testosterone and cortisol on two subsequent mornings after awakening. We found that testosterone was negatively related to pro-environmental behavior, but only in men with low cortisol. In conclusion, our findings provide first evidence for the joint association of testosterone and cortisol with everyday pro-environmental behavior. These results further reinforce the importance of considering interdependent hormone systems simultaneously rather than focusing on a single hormone.

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Salivary testosterone and cortisol are jointly related to pro-environmental behavior in men

Sollberger

Bernauer

Ehlert

2015

Social Neuroscience

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“…When returned, saliva samples were stored in a sub-zero freezer until packaged in dry ice and couriered to the University of Trier, Germany, for cortisol assaying. Cortisol levels are robust to environmental conditions associated with the shipping process (Clements and Parker, 1998). Cortisol levels were determined in duplicate using a competitive solid phase time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay with fluorometric end point detection (Dressendorfer et al, 1992).…”

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Sampling compliance for cortisol upon awakening in children and adolescents

Rotenberg

McGrath

2014

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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SummaryCompliance with awakening salivary sampling is important for precise measurement of the diurnal cortisol profile. During childhood and adolescence, developmental factors influence sampling upon awakening (awake 0 ) due to school routine, sleep/wake patterns, and age related cortisol changes. In the present study, children and adolescents' sampling compliance of awakening cortisol was evaluated using accelerometry. Children and adolescents (N = 201; 45.3% female; 8-18 years; M age = 12.68 years, SD = 2.03) participating in the Healthy Heart Project collected saliva samples, wore a tri-axle accelerometer, and completed demographic questionnaires. Intraclass correlations derived to examine awake 0 sampling compliance indicated children and adolescents were highly compliant (ICC = .98). In children, a delay in awake 0 sampling was associated with a steeper diurnal slope (β = −.23, p = .037) and greater awake 0 cortisol (β = .24, p = .024); this was not observed in adolescents. In summary, children and adolescents are compliant with awakening salivary sampling. Sampling delay, particularly in children, and time of awakening influenced measures of the diurnal cortisol profile. These findings inform future studies assessing the diurnal cortisol profile in children and adolescents.

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“…In all, 1484 study subjects consented to salivary collection, and 1208 (81.4% of consenting subjects) actually returned their saliva samples. We excluded 93 subjects due to documented incompliance with the sampling procedure, 67 subjects for exceeding the allowed 7-day time period between salivary collection and sample arrival (20), 23 due to systemic glucocorticoid therapy, and 12 as they had reached an age outside the defined range at the time of sampling. We also excluded samples with saliva cortisol concentrations exceeding three S.Ds above the mean and subjects who had woken up beyond the range of plus/minus three S.Ds of the mean wake-up time of 0744 h (0422-1106 h, five subjects).…”

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Salivary cortisol in a middle-aged community sample: results from 990 men and women of the KORA-F3 Augsburg study

Lederbogen

Kühner

Kirschbaum

et al. 2010

European Journal of Endocrinology

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Objective: Analysis of salivary cortisol concentrations and derived indices is increasingly used in clinical and scientific medicine. However, comprehensive data on these parameters in the general population are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of salivary cortisol in a large middle-aged community sample and to identify major factors associated with altered hormone levels. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study within the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA)-F3 study. A total of 1484 participants aged 50-69 years (52% women) had agreed to provide four saliva samples during a regular weekday. Methods: We measured salivary cortisol concentrations at wake-up (F0), 1

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The Relationship Between Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Frozen Versus Mailed Samples

Cited by 195 publications

References 7 publications

Salivary testosterone and cortisol are jointly related to pro-environmental behavior in men

Salivary testosterone and cortisol are jointly related to pro-environmental behavior in men

Sampling compliance for cortisol upon awakening in children and adolescents

Salivary cortisol in a middle-aged community sample: results from 990 men and women of the KORA-F3 Augsburg study

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