Determination of Salivary Cortisol Levels and Nutrition, Smoking and Physical Activity Status of University Students during the Exam Period
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the salivary cortisol levels and nutrition, smoking and physical activity status of university students during the exam period. Method: This study was conducted at Bayburt University Faculty of Health Sciences during the 2023-2024 final exam period. A questionnaire determined the demographic characteristics, dietary and physical activity behaviors, while anthropometric measurements were taken and nutritional status was evaluated. ELISA analyzed the cortisol hormone levels in saliva samples taken before and after the final exam. Results: The study was conducted on 120 volunteer students between the ages of 18-25 who had no clinical health problems. In the study, a significant difference was found between the students' salivary cortisol levels before and after the exam (p
Authors
- Bülent Bayraktar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2335-9089)
- Gülbahar Böyük (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-2967)
- Tuğçe Orkun Erkılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-7561)
- Ali Ozan Erkılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-2419)
Institutions
- Bayburt University (TR)
- Istanbul Medipol University (TR)
- Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi
- Published
- 2024-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1508807
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00