Latent class analysis to evaluate performance of plasma cortisol, plasma catecholamines, and SHSQ-25 for early recognition of suboptimal health status

ConclusionPlasma cortisol is a valuable biomarker for SHS detection, whereas SHSQ-25 is more suitable for SHS screening in the population-based health survey. The accuracy and applicability of plasma adrenaline are inferior to cortisol and SHSQ-25, respectively. LCA has merit to evaluate performance of plasma cortisol, catecholamines, and SHSQ-25 for recognition of SHS in the absence of a gold standard test.
Source: EPMA Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research