Pengaruh Merokok terhadap Kadar Asam Urat pada Pria Dewasa yang Mengonsumsi Tuak di Kelurahan Sigulang-gulang Kecamatan Siantar Utara

Autor: Novri Angelina Tambunan, Malayana Rahmita Nasution
Jazyk: English<br />Indonesian
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scripta Score Scientific Medical Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 90-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2088-8686
2686-0864
DOI: 10.32734/scripta.v2i2.3404
Popis: Background: Uric acid (UA) is a nitrogen compound (C5H4N4O3/2, 6, 8-trihydroxypurine) which is the final product of purine catabolism nucleoside adenosine and guanosine. Uric acid levels are influenced by age, purine intake, alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, hypertension, heart disease, certain medications, and impaired renal function. Objectives: This study aims to determine the influence of smoking on uric acid levels in adult men who drink tuak. Methods: This study used an analytic method using a cross-sectional design. Data retrieval is performed only once for collecting primary data with measuring instruments in the form of a questionnaire and Autocheck to measure uric acid levels. The population in this study is all adult men in Sigulang–gulang, North Siantar. Consecutive sampling was used to determine the number of samples. The data obtained will then be processed and analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The results show that there are differences in uric acid levels in adult men who smoke and drink tuak compare to adult men who do not smoke and drink tuak with a significant p values (6,01±1,09 vs 7,31±1,20; p
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