Abstract
Hypercholesterolemia is a state of increasing blood cholesterol levels that can increase the risk of coronary heart disease due to blockage by cholesterol plaques. Soy milk contains Isoflavones and Leshitin which can bind and excrete excess cholesterol in the blood. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of consumption of soy milk on total blood cholesterol in patients with hypercholesterolemia in the Puskesmas Lubuk Buaya working area . The study was pre-experimental, with one group pretest-posttest design. Data was collected on 17 June - 1 July 2018 at the home of each respondent. The number of subjec were 10 persons. Sampling done by purposive sampling. Data was taken through patient data observation sheets. The analysis used in the study is a paired sample t-test. The results showed that the average blood cholesterol before consumption of soy milk was 219.80 mg / dl and the average blood cholesterol after consumption of soy milk was 213.50 mg / dL. Total blood cholesterol after consumption of soy milk decreased by 6.3 mg / dl. After the paired t-test statistical test was obtained p value = 0.004 (p <0.05), This shows that there was a statistically significant influence on consumption of soy milk even though clinically it has no significant effect but consumption of soy milk continues to influence the decrease in total blood cholesterol. Based on the results of this study it can be concluded that soy milk has an effect on total blood cholesterol in patients with hypercholesterolemia.. It expected that this soy milk health worker can be used as an alternative treatment for hypercholesterolemia.. Keywords : Hypercholesterolemia, Soy Milk, Total Blood Cholesterol
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