Farida Anwari, Martina Kurnia Rohma, Acivrida Mega Charisma, Iif Hanifa Nurrosyidah, Arif Rahman Nurdianto, Galih Satrio Putra, Dimas Dimas
Introduction: Smoking behaviour is one of the factors that can cause serious and deadly diseases. Cigarette chemical content can reduce High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) levels and increase Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) levels. It can cause fat metabolism disorders and are at risk for heart disease, cancer, and others. This study aimed to determine the relationship between cholesterol and smoking behaviour among active smokers. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional research design. A sample of as many as 30 people was taken using a purposive sampling technique according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria that have been determined. The analytical method used is cross tabulationanalysisandSpearmancorrelationanalysis. The data used are total cholesterol level and smoking behaviour measured using the Brinkman index. Results: The results of the analysis showed that there was an increase in cholesterol levels among active smokers with increasing age. This is due to an increase in the number of cigarettes consumed every day. Cholesterol levels have a positive correlation of 0.386 with smoking behavior as measured by the Brinkman Index. This means that an increase in smoking behavior will be followed by an increase in cholesterol levels. The resulting significance value is 0.035 (P <0.05), which means that there is a significant relationship between cholesterol levels and smoking behavior. Conclusion: Smoking is a bad habit that greatly affects total cholesterol levels in the blood. This habit should be avoided to reduce the factors that cause increased cholesterol levels in the blood that can trigger diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and the risk of death. Smokers with high smoking intensity tend to have higher total cholesterol levels. © 2022 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.
Universitas Anwar Medika, East Java, Sidoarjo, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, East Java, Indonesia
