title: Catecholamine excretion rates in relation to life-styles in the male population of Otmoor, Oxfordshire.
abstract: The paper gives the results of the number of analyses of aspects of life-style and dietary patterns of members of the Otmoor population, in relation to their catecholamine excretion rates. The data reported here are restricted to males. Feelings of boredom were associated with low adrenaline excretion rates. Reported physical tiredness was associated with low adrenaline levels, while mental tiredness seems to be related to high adrenaline levels. People who regarded themselves as having a competitive personality, as being faced by a large number of life challenges, as having to meet self-set deadlines, as choosing to focus on more than one task at the same time, or as being under time pressure had high rates. Cigarette smoking and coffee consumption were related to high adrenaline excretion rates. Taken together these variables can explain 16-20% of variance in adrenaline excretion. Smoking and coffee consumption are of primary importance. The results of similar analyses of noradrenaline are reported.
mesh_terms: D001887:Boredom; D003069:Coffee; D004739:England; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine*; D005221:Fatigue; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine*; D009790:Occupations; D012907:Smoking; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine