Saliva sample - Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

Saliva was collected using a cotton swab or a collection device, such as a tube or container (passive drool).

In L-CID, the saliva sample of passive drool is used to measure dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Over the course of the two weekdays (first two days of data collection), parents collected saliva samples from their children at three time-points (after awakening, between 16:00 and 18:00 and 30 minutes after dinner). The saliva was collected by requiring the children to spit into a small tube (passive drooling). Parents were asked to store the saliva in the freezer. Once collected, saliva samples were stored at −20° Celsius at the university.

Citation Loading citation...
Keywords
Constructs
Waves
  • Early Childhood Cohort

  • ECC - T5
  •   C
    7.0 - 9.0 years   From 2019-02-06 to 2019-10-19

  • Middle Childhood Cohort

  • MCC - T1
  •   C
    7.0 - 9.0 years   From 2015-06-16 to 2016-08-27

  • MCC - T3
  •   C
    9.0 - 11.0 years   From 2017-08-27 to 2018-09-30

  • MCC - T5
  •   C
    11.0 - 13.0 years   From 2019-11-04 to 2021-04-28

    Mode of collection MeasurementsAndTests    Biological sample/measurement
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Saliva samples - Cortisol & Pubertal hormones (cheek swab or passive drool)
    Measure name Saliva sample - Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).