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Correlation of serum cortisol with sleep habits and daytime sleepiness of young adults

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dc.contributor.author Bhatti, Ayyaz Ahmed
dc.contributor.author Qureshi, Zeeshan Ahmed
dc.contributor.author Umar, Naima
dc.contributor.author Nasir, Rabea
dc.contributor.author Khan, Umar Ali
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-03T05:53:18Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-03T05:53:18Z
dc.date.issued 2019-08-01
dc.identifier.issn 2413-9289
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/1869
dc.description.abstract Objective: To assess the sleep habits and daytime sleepiness of medical students and to relate these to their serum cortisol. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study Place and Duration: Department of Physiology, Islamic International Medical College Rawalpindi and Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi from 1st March 2010 to 28th February 2011 Methodology: Sixty MBBS students, equally from both genders were randomly selected from first year and final year class. Their age, weight, sleep habits, exercise, nap/week and daytime sleepiness were find out through sleep questionnaire and Epworth sleepiness scale. Blood samples for serum cortisol was taken at 9:00am Results: Out of 60 students, sleep duration of 13.33% of students was less than 6 hrs. 16.67% of the students were having daytime sleepiness. Daytime sleepiness was more in female students (26.67%). Female students (76.67%) had more than 3 naps/week. Dreams remembering was more in 66.67% in male students as compared to female students (46.67%). Serum cortisol was 307.8 pg/ml in students having daytime sleepiness as compared to students having no daytime sleepiness (248.8 pg/ml. Daytime sleepiness and weight of the students was positively correlated to the serum cortisol levels. Conclusion: Daytime sleepiness is more in female students resulting in more naps/week as compared to male students. Male students with better sleep at night has more dream remembering as compared to female students. Serum cortisol, a stress marker is raised in students with daytime sleepiness. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher ISRA MEDICAL JOURNAL en_US
dc.subject Medical and Health Sciences en_US
dc.subject Medical students en_US
dc.subject Sleep habits en_US
dc.subject Daytime sleepiness en_US
dc.subject Serum cortisol en_US
dc.subject Epworth scale en_US
dc.title Correlation of serum cortisol with sleep habits and daytime sleepiness of young adults en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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