Psychological Alterations in Youths with Type I Diabetes: Associations with Salivary Cortisol Concentration

Conclusions: Children and adolescents with T1DM experienced significantly elevated symptoms of anxiety and sleep disturbances, particularly in girls, and frequent symptoms of ADHD, particularly in boys. Salivary cortisol concentration collected in the morning is associated with anxiety burden but not with other psychological alterations. Further studies are needed to clarify the associations between salivary cortisol concentration and anxiety in type 1 diabetes in order to propose the hormone as a biomarker for interventions aimed to reduce anxiety levels in these patients.PMID:38276053 | PMC:PMC10818808 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60010019
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: research