2022
Psychosocial Stress and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Stress Reactivity: Variations by Race and Socioeconomic Status Among Adults at Risk of Diabetes
Kalesnikava V, Clarke P, Mukherjee B, Sen S, Mezuk B. Psychosocial Stress and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Stress Reactivity: Variations by Race and Socioeconomic Status Among Adults at Risk of Diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine 2022, 84: 813-821. PMID: 35980779, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomain-specific stressMeasures of psychosocial stressTrier Social Stress TestAssociated with cortisol recoveryHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivityPsychosocial stressPerceived stressEvidence of effect modificationCortisol responseHigh-SES neighborhoodsHigher perceived stressPsychosocial stress measuresSocioeconomically diverse cohortCortisol recoveryRisk of diabetesAssociated with cortisol responseNeighborhood SESHealth disparitiesEffect modificationNeurobiological stress responseSocioeconomic statusSocial Stress TestSelf-report measuresType 2 diabetesSalivary cortisol response
2020
Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Mukherjee B, Harlow S, Park S. Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2020, 8: e001233. PMID: 32747380, PMCID: PMC7398092, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary metal concentrationsMetal concentrationsMetal mixturesUrinary excretion of zincStudy of Women's HealthExposure to metal mixturesExcretion of zincIncident diabetesWomen's HealthAssociated with higher risk of diabetesSelf-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetesMidlife womenAssociated with higher riskUrinary metalsHigh risk of diabetesCox proportional hazards modelsIncreased urinary excretionMultiethnic Cohort StudyFree of diabetesHigher overall exposureIncreased urinary excretion of zincAssociated with elevated riskRisk of diabetesDoctor-diagnosed diabetesHigher urinary concentrations