Background: Examination has been described as a naturalistic stressor capable of affecting human health. The study was planned to evaluate the effect of examination stress on serum cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein and blood sugar. Methods: The present study was conducted on 124 first year MBBS students comprising of 62 males and 62 females. In this study examination of serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum HDL, serum LDL and blood sugar were recorded of students. The examination was done two months prior to the internal assessment examination and again 2 days prior to and one month after the internal assessment examination. The statistical difference in mean value was tested using paired t test and independent t test. ANOVA was also performed to evaluate statistical significance in more than two groups. A p-value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significance. Results: The levels of serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides and serum LDL cholesterol are at higher during examination period. Blood sugar also showed increase in levels during examination. No significant alteration was observed in the levels of serum HDL cholesterol in our study. Conclusions: The study concluded that the levels of serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum LDL cholesterol and serum blood sugar rise significantly due to examination stress, whereas serum HDL cholesterol remain almost constant.
Key words: Stress, Serum Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Lipoprotein, Blood sugar

Corresponding Author: Dr. Kaniz Fatima, Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, India

This article may be cited as: Fatima K, Sharma V. Effect of Examination Stress on Serum Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Lipoprotein and Blood Sugar. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(2):15-22.