Table 1.
General sociodemographic, health indicators and climate characteristics of Canada and Brazil.
Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics, physical health and psychological assessment for Canadians and Brazilians.
Figure 1.
Diurnal cortisol concentration of older adults from each country.
Brazilians (n = 126) showed higher diurnal cortisol concentration throughout the day than Canadians (n = 125). * p<0.001. Data is presented as mean ± s.e.m.
Figure 2.
Reactive cortisol concentration of older adults from each country.
Brazilians (n = 126) showed higher cortisol concentration before, during and after the TSST than Canadians (n = 125). * p<0.001. Data is presented as mean ± s.e.m. −20 min (baseline), 0 min = immediately before TSST, 10 min = immediately after TSST; 25 min; 40 min and 55 min after the end of the TSST.