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Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy
BACKGROUND: Neighborhood stressors (e.g., crime and deprivation) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. A potential mechanism is disruption of maternal endocrine pathways. While stress hormones (e.g., cortisol) have received much attention,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10577914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37845614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0 |
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author | Hansel, Megan C. Murphy, Hannah R. Brunner, Jessica Wang, Christina Miller, Richard K. O’Connor, Thomas G. Barrett, Emily S. Rivera-Núñez, Zorimar |
author_facet | Hansel, Megan C. Murphy, Hannah R. Brunner, Jessica Wang, Christina Miller, Richard K. O’Connor, Thomas G. Barrett, Emily S. Rivera-Núñez, Zorimar |
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description | BACKGROUND: Neighborhood stressors (e.g., crime and deprivation) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. A potential mechanism is disruption of maternal endocrine pathways. While stress hormones (e.g., cortisol) have received much attention, other relevant hormones, including sex steroids, have been overlooked. METHODS: Pregnant women in the Understanding Pregnancy Signals and Infant Development (UPSIDE) study contributed biospecimens, questionnaires, and medical record data (n = 262). In each trimester, maternal serum total testosterone [TT], estrone, estradiol, and estriol were measured using LC/MS-MS and serum free testosterone was measured by equilibrium dialysis. In the third trimester, participants reported on neighborhood stress over the last year through the validated City Stress Inventory. We examined two subscales: 11-item neighborhood disorder (e.g., vacant buildings, crime) and 7-item exposure to violence (personal experiences of violence). Composite scores were calculated and examined categorically (quartile (Q) for neighborhood disorder and any/none for exposure to violence). We fitted linear mixed models examining associations between neighborhood stressors and sex steroid hormones across pregnancy as well as trimester-specific linear regression models, all adjusting for confounders. Secondarily, we stratified by fetal sex. Results are presented as percentage change (∆%) and 95% confidence interval (CI) in hormones. RESULTS: Most participants (73%) reported one or more exposures to neighborhood disorder; 22% reported any exposure to violence. In adjusted models, neighborhood disorder was associated with higher TT across pregnancy (Q2: %∆= 37.3, 95%CI: 13.2, 66.5; Q3: %∆= 22.2, 95%CI: 1.2, 47.5; and Q4: %∆= 25.7, 95%CI: 1.6, 55.3), with the strongest associations observed in the third trimester (Q2: %∆= 38.0, 95%CI: 10.6, 72.1; Q3: %∆= 29.2, 95%CI: 4.4, 59.9; and Q4: %∆=33.4, 95%CI: 4.9, 69.6). In stratified models, neighborhood disorder was associated with higher TT among women carrying male fetuses (%∆ range: 48.2–84.8). Exposure to violence was not associated with any hormones. CONCLUSION: Neighborhood disorder is associated with higher maternal testosterone levels, which may have implications for maternal and child health. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which neighborhood stress impacts endocrine physiology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0. |
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spelling | pubmed-105779142023-10-17 Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy Hansel, Megan C. Murphy, Hannah R. Brunner, Jessica Wang, Christina Miller, Richard K. O’Connor, Thomas G. Barrett, Emily S. Rivera-Núñez, Zorimar BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Research BACKGROUND: Neighborhood stressors (e.g., crime and deprivation) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. A potential mechanism is disruption of maternal endocrine pathways. While stress hormones (e.g., cortisol) have received much attention, other relevant hormones, including sex steroids, have been overlooked. METHODS: Pregnant women in the Understanding Pregnancy Signals and Infant Development (UPSIDE) study contributed biospecimens, questionnaires, and medical record data (n = 262). In each trimester, maternal serum total testosterone [TT], estrone, estradiol, and estriol were measured using LC/MS-MS and serum free testosterone was measured by equilibrium dialysis. In the third trimester, participants reported on neighborhood stress over the last year through the validated City Stress Inventory. We examined two subscales: 11-item neighborhood disorder (e.g., vacant buildings, crime) and 7-item exposure to violence (personal experiences of violence). Composite scores were calculated and examined categorically (quartile (Q) for neighborhood disorder and any/none for exposure to violence). We fitted linear mixed models examining associations between neighborhood stressors and sex steroid hormones across pregnancy as well as trimester-specific linear regression models, all adjusting for confounders. Secondarily, we stratified by fetal sex. Results are presented as percentage change (∆%) and 95% confidence interval (CI) in hormones. RESULTS: Most participants (73%) reported one or more exposures to neighborhood disorder; 22% reported any exposure to violence. In adjusted models, neighborhood disorder was associated with higher TT across pregnancy (Q2: %∆= 37.3, 95%CI: 13.2, 66.5; Q3: %∆= 22.2, 95%CI: 1.2, 47.5; and Q4: %∆= 25.7, 95%CI: 1.6, 55.3), with the strongest associations observed in the third trimester (Q2: %∆= 38.0, 95%CI: 10.6, 72.1; Q3: %∆= 29.2, 95%CI: 4.4, 59.9; and Q4: %∆=33.4, 95%CI: 4.9, 69.6). In stratified models, neighborhood disorder was associated with higher TT among women carrying male fetuses (%∆ range: 48.2–84.8). Exposure to violence was not associated with any hormones. CONCLUSION: Neighborhood disorder is associated with higher maternal testosterone levels, which may have implications for maternal and child health. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which neighborhood stress impacts endocrine physiology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0. BioMed Central 2023-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10577914/ /pubmed/37845614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Hansel, Megan C. Murphy, Hannah R. Brunner, Jessica Wang, Christina Miller, Richard K. O’Connor, Thomas G. Barrett, Emily S. Rivera-Núñez, Zorimar Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title | Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title_full | Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title_fullStr | Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title_full_unstemmed | Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title_short | Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
title_sort | associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10577914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37845614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0 |
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