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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Optimization of Serum and Salivary Cortisol Interpolation for Time-Dependent Modeling Frameworks in Healthy Adult Males.

Nathaniel T Berry, Travis Anderson, Christopher K Rhea, Laurie Wideman

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Nathaniel T BerryDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.
Travis AndersonDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5292-7877
Christopher K RheaEllmer College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7256-4508
Laurie WidemanDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5100-7657

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Abstract

Cortisol is an important marker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and follows robust circadian and diurnal rhythms. However, biomarker sampling protocols can be labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive.

objectivesExplore analytical approaches that can handle differing biological sampling frequencies to maximize these data in more detailed and time-dependent analyses.

methodsHealthy adult males [N = 8; 26.1 (±3.1) years; 176.4 (±8.6) cm; 73.1 (±12.0) kg)] completed two 24 h admissions: one at rest and one including a high-intensity exercise session on the cycle ergometer. Serum and salivary cortisol were sampled every 60 and 120 min, respectively. Six alternative sampling profiles were defined by downsampling from the observed data and creating two intermittent sampling profiles. A polynomial (1-6 degrees) validation process was performed, and interpolation was conducted to match the observed data. Model fit and performance were assessed using the coefficient of determination (R

resultsMean serum cortisol output was higher than salivary cortisol (

conclusionsSecond- and third-degree polynomial fits of salivary and serum cortisol provide a reasonable means for interpolation without introducing bias into estimates of 24 h output. This allows researchers to sample biomarkers at biologically relevant frequencies and subsequently match necessary sampling frequencies during the data processing stage of various machine learning workflows.

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