Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Melissa A. Liebert,
Samuel S. Urlacher,
Felicia C. Madimenos
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesThe hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and its primary end product, the glucocorticoid cortisol, are major components of the evolved human stress response. However, most studies have examined these systems among populations in high‐income settings, which differ from the high pathogen and limited resource contexts in which the HPA axis functioned for most of human evolution.MethodsWe investigated variability in diurnal salivary cortisol patterns among 298 Indigenous Shuar from Amazonian Ecuador… Show more
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