?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Response+of+Serum+Cortisol+and+Leptin+Levels+to+Academic+Stress&rft.creator=Elizabeth%2C++J&rft.creator=Dayananda%2C+G&rft.creator=Kusumadevi%2C+MS&rft.creator=Sunil%2C+KC&rft.creator=Sujayasri%2C+S&rft.creator=Suhas+%2C+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Medical+students+are+subjected+to+various+types+of+stress+during+the+academic+course+and+they+react+differently.+This+study+is+an+attempt+to+establish+a+relationship+between+the+coping+abilities%2C+serum+cortisol+and+leptin+levels+in+response+to+academic+examination+stress+in+first+year+medical+students.+Methods%3A+Thirty+four+1st+year+medical+students+between+18+to+21+yrs+of+age+were+randomly+selected+and+their+coping+abilities+were+assessed+using+the+State+Trait+Anxiety+Inventory.+Two+fasting+blood+samples+were+drawn%2C+one+on+the+day+of+examination+(Situation+I)+and+the+second+after+the+completion+of+the+examination+(Situation+II).+Serum+cortisol+and+leptin+levels+were+estimated+using+a+standardized+RIA+Kit+and+the+levels+obtained+were+correlated+with+the+psychometric+data.+Results%3A+The+results+showed+increased+levels+of+cortisol+prior+to+examination+in+the+poor+adjusters+in+comparison+to+the+good+adjusters.+The+levels+of+cortisol+decreased+after+examination+in+both+good+and+poor+adjusters+with+the+poor+adjusters+showing+higher+levels.+On+the+other+hand%2C+leptin+levels+increased+in+good+adjusters+in+comparison+with+poor+adjusters+in+Situation+I+and+in+Situation+II+the+good+adjusters+showed+a+marginal+decrease+and+poor+adjusters+maintained+the+same+levels+of+leptin.+Conclusion%3A+Cortisol+and+leptin+respond+inversely+to+academic+stress.+Cortisol+levels+sharply+decline+from+stressful+to+post-stressful+situation+indicating+the+wane+of+stress.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6954%2F1%2F2009-3-7.pdf&rft.identifier=++Elizabeth%2C+J+and+Dayananda%2C+G+and+Kusumadevi%2C+MS+and+Sunil%2C+KC+and+Sujayasri%2C+S+and+Suhas+%2C+S++(2009)+The+Response+of+Serum+Cortisol+and+Leptin+Levels+to+Academic+Stress.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6954%2F