Relationship between age and gender with cholesterol levels of Taro villagers

Nadya Meta Harlinda 1, Bahar Khusni 1, Reido Dafa Annafis 1, Rayhan Muhammad Basyarahil 1 and Widati Fatmaningrum 2, *

1 Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.

2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(01), 255–260
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0010
 
Publication history: 
Received on 04 December 2021; revised on 05 January 2022; accepted on 07 January 2022
 
Abstract: 
Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2), an outbreak in the world in 2019 until now. High cholesterol levels correlate with increasing disease severity in SARS-CoV-2 infection because there is a surge of cases in Gianyar Regency, a district of Taro Village. This study aimed to examine the relationship between age and gender to cholesterol levels which are expected to become information for the people of Taro Village as a basis for health screening to prevent comorbid diseases that increase mortality in SARS-CoV-2 infection and increase awareness of the people of Taro Village to maintain health and implement a healthy lifestyle.
Method: Capillary blood was taken and then checked for cholesterol levels using a standardized tool on 44 respondents. The cholesterol check was conducted in Gianyar Regency, precisely in Taro Village, Tegalalang District, and Bali. The data obtained will be analyzed using univariate analysis followed by bivariate analysis using the Spearman correlation test for variables of age and cholesterol levels. In contrast, for variables gender and cholesterol levels, the Mann-Whitney test is performed.
Results: A total of 44 individual respondents in this study, the distribution of data, namely the age of the repondent is more in the 41-50 year age group, the number of female respondents is 33 or 75.0% of the total respondent, and 70.5% of the respondent or 31 have normal cholesterol levels. The results of the Spearman test on the variables of age and cholesterol levels obtained a P value>0, 05, and the results of the Mann Withney test on the variables gender and cholesterol levels obtained a P value>0, 05.
Conclusion: Most taro villagers have normal cholesterol levels obtained as many as 31 people, or 70.5% of the total respondent. It may be influenced by the work factor of taro villagers who work a lot in the agriculture and plantation sectors. Based on the study results, there is also no significant relationship between age and gender with the cholesterol levels of Taro Villagers. However, high cholesterol levels were only found in females as many as five people.
 
Keywords: 
COVID-19; Community; Health; Cholesterol level
 
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