SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASE IN A POPULATION BASED SAMPLE. ASSOCIATIONS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, SELF RATED HEALTH AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERSShow others and affiliations
2010 (English)In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, ISSN 1070-5503, E-ISSN 1532-7558, Vol. 17, no 1 Supplement, p. S181-S181Article in journal, Meeting abstract (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]
Objective: In recent years, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has beenproposed as a reliable proxy for sympathetic activity. This study aimed at testing the association between sAA to a broad range of psychosocial factors, self rated health, cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory markers in a normal population sample.
Methods: 30 participants, all men between 50 and 54 years old, were randomly selected from a normal population based study. Saliva samples were collected at awakening, 30 minutes after awakening and just before going to bed. sAA was measured by a calorimetric method using Phadebas amylase test. Linear regression models were used to test associations between sAA levels and a broad spectrum of psychosocial factors (e.g. depressive symptamology, vital exhaustion, mastery and sense of coherence) self rated health and inflammatory markers (e.g. C-reactive protein). Adjustments were made for physical exercise, smoking, blood lipids and time point when sample was collected.
Results: sAA levels at awakening were positively associated with depressive symptamology (p = 0.046), vital exhaustion (p = 0.025) and negatively associated with sense of coherence (p = 0.034). It was further associated positively associated with levels of C-reactive protein (p = 0.024) and negatively associated with self reported general health (p = 0.010). Samples taken just before going to bed were showing similar results, whereas samples taken 30 minutes after awakening only showed a few significant associations.
Conclusions: The associations found give further support for the use of salivary alpha amylase as a psychoneuroendocrinological bio- marker. Assessment just after awakening or just before going to bed seems to be more reliable than samples 30 minutes after awakening.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer-Verlag New York, 2010. Vol. 17, no 1 Supplement, p. S181-S181
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-60240DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9106-9ISI: 000280088500418OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-60240DiVA, id: diva2:355856
Conference
11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, "Translational Behavioural Research: A Global Challenge.", Washington DC, USA, August 04 - 07, 2010
2010-10-082010-10-082020-01-16Bibliographically approved