DHEAS patterning across childhood in three sub ‐Saharan populations: Associations with age, sex, ethnicity, and cortisol

ConclusionsDHEAS patterns and age at adrenarche vary across cultures, perhaps indicating adaptive life history responses in diverse eco‐cultural environments. Delayed involution of the fetal zone and DHEAS patterning may offer both cognitive protection and immune defense in high‐risk, nutritionally‐poor environments. Additional research in the majority world is essential to improving our understanding of the diversity of hormonal development and timing of ‘switch points’ in life history trajectories.
Source: American Journal of Human Biology - Category: Biology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research