ArticleAmerican journal of biological anthropology2025
Positive Cortisol-Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and Jordan.
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- A Bayesian Modeling Approach to Optimize Longitudinal Biomarker Sampling Schedules Using Hormonal Data.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- Mixed evidence for stress effects on cortisol-testosterone coupling in Syrian refugee and Jordanian non-refugee adolescents.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Positive Cortisol-Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and Jordan.American journal of biological anthropology · 2025Article
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objectivesPuberty is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and gonadal (HPG) axes. It has been proposed that if HPA and HPG coactivate during pubertal development, the hormones cortisol and testosterone would be positively coupled during puberty and decoupled postpuberty. Our objective was to test for hormonal coupling in less-studied, non-Western populations. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe analyzed longitudinal and cross-sectional data from marginalized populations: Indigenous Qom/Toba females in Argentina (n = 46, 777 urine samples) and Syrian/Jordanian youth (n = 768, dried blood spots). We used Bayesian hierarchical models to assess the hypothesis that cortisol and testosterone are positively coupled during puberty but decouple at later stages.
resultsWe found positive, age-specific cortisol-testosterone coupling among adolescents in both populations, with patterns varying by age and sex. Coupling increased across pubertal ages but did not decline at older ages, contradicting the expectation that there is hormonal de-coupling. DISCUSSION: This is the first study to demonstrate positive cortisol-testosterone coupling across adolescence in two socio-ecologically distinct, non-Western populations. While hormonal decoupling was not observed, coupling patterns suggest population-level differences in pubertal timing. These findings challenge assumptions derived from Western-based research and underscore the need for global, context-sensitive models of adolescent development.
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