Saliva sample - Cortisol

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 was used to measure cortisol. 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). During year 3 of the Early Childhood Cohort, the saliva was collected by a cheek swab. During the other years, it 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 until they were sent to the laboratory of the University Trier for cortisol analyses.

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  • Early Childhood Cohort

  • ECC - T3
  •   C
    5.0 - 7.0 years   From 2016-08-09 to 2017-11-07

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

  • Middle Childhood Cohort

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

    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 - Cortisol
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