Mayle Andrade Moreira1, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra2, Aline do Nascimento Falcão Freire2, Cristiano Dos Santos Gomes3, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel2. 1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Senador Salgado Filho Avenue, n 3000, Campus Universitário, Natal, RN, 59078-970, Brazil. maylinhaandrade@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. 3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Senador Salgado Filho Avenue, n 3000, Campus Universitário, Natal, RN, 59078-970, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Researches seek to understand the links between adverse health outcomes and cortisol concentrations. However, the relationship between depressive symptomatology and cortisol concentrations is controversial in the literature. AIM: To analyze the relationship between the depressive symptomatology and the cortisol concentrations in elderly community residents in the Brazilian Northeast. METHODS: Cross-sectional study is composed of 256 elderly (≥65 years). Depressive symptomatology was evaluated by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale and cortisol concentrations by salivary collection (upon waking, 30 and 60 min after waking, at 3 pm and before bed), in addition to composite measurements. Sociodemographic and health conditions were evaluated. For analysis of the cortisol measurements in relation to depressive symptomatology, and between genders, the Student's t test was used. For cortisol measurements in every curve, analysis of variance for repeated measurements with Bonferroni post hoc test was used. RESULTS: There were significant salivary cortisol differences upon awakening, among elderly with and without depressive symptomatology (p = 0.04). There was no significance in relation to gender. Between measurements of each curve, elderly with depressive symptomatology showed no significant difference between the 1st measure in relation to the 2nd and 3rd, and also between the 4th and 5th, demonstrating higher cortisol night levels in elderly with depressive symptomatology, without decline, with curve plane aspect. CONCLUSION: The relationship between depressive symptomatology and hypocortisolism throughout the day seems to exist. However, in Brazil, adverse life conditions can lead to chronic stress and be sufficient factors to superpose biggest differences that could exist in relation to the presence of depressive symptomatology.
BACKGROUND: Researches seek to understand the links between adverse health outcomes and cortisol concentrations. However, the relationship between depressive symptomatology and cortisol concentrations is controversial in the literature. AIM: To analyze the relationship between the depressive symptomatology and the cortisol concentrations in elderly community residents in the Brazilian Northeast. METHODS: Cross-sectional study is composed of 256 elderly (≥65 years). Depressive symptomatology was evaluated by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale and cortisol concentrations by salivary collection (upon waking, 30 and 60 min after waking, at 3 pm and before bed), in addition to composite measurements. Sociodemographic and health conditions were evaluated. For analysis of the cortisol measurements in relation to depressive symptomatology, and between genders, the Student's t test was used. For cortisol measurements in every curve, analysis of variance for repeated measurements with Bonferroni post hoc test was used. RESULTS: There were significant salivary cortisol differences upon awakening, among elderly with and without depressive symptomatology (p = 0.04). There was no significance in relation to gender. Between measurements of each curve, elderly with depressive symptomatology showed no significant difference between the 1st measure in relation to the 2nd and 3rd, and also between the 4th and 5th, demonstrating higher cortisol night levels in elderly with depressive symptomatology, without decline, with curve plane aspect. CONCLUSION: The relationship between depressive symptomatology and hypocortisolism throughout the day seems to exist. However, in Brazil, adverse life conditions can lead to chronic stress and be sufficient factors to superpose biggest differences that could exist in relation to the presence of depressive symptomatology.
Authors: Giuliana Travassos Pires Santiago; Ana Cecília de Menezes Galvão; Raíssa Nóbrega de Almeida; Sergio Arthuro Mota-Rolim; Fernanda Palhano-Fontes; João Paulo Maia-de-Oliveira; Dráulio Barros de Araújo; Bruno Lobão-Soares; Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho Journal: Front Behav Neurosci Date: 2020-04-28 Impact factor: 3.558