Age-dependent and -independent associations between depression, anxiety, DHEAS, and cortisol: The European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) Cohort Study.

BO Hartaigh, A Loerbroks, Graham Thomas, CG Engeland, Mark Hollands, JE Fischer, Jos Bosch

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Abstract

There is a well-established link between dysphoric mood and endocrine dysregulation, but the strength of this association may vary with age. In order to investigate this possibility we assessed anxiety and depression with overnight urinary cortisol and plasma dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEAS) in 608 factory employees ranging between 21 and 62 years. As expected, DHEAS declined with age (r=-0.54, P
Original languageEnglish
JournalPsychoneuroendocrinology
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Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2011

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