Relationship of Nutritional Status to Incidency Symptom Respiratory on Online Ojek Drivers in Malang City, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Backgrounds/Aims: Respiratory disease is one of occupational disease that increasing and becoming the biggest three diseases that contribute more than three-quarters of total work-related deaths with circulations disease and neoplasm. Exposure to dust, allergens and toxins are some of the risk factors for respiratory diseases. One of the jobs with a high risk of exposure to air pollution is online motorcycle taxi drivers, they inhale pollution from the transportation sector and pollutant gases in the air which can cause respiratory problems. In addition, nutrition and respiratory disorders have an important relationship. In the recovery process, nutritional status has an important impact in the process of breaking down proteins contained in muscles including respiratory muscles in the catabolism process. Methods: This study was an analytic observation and the data was collected retrospectively in online motorcycle taxi drivers in Malang City with inclusion criteria on April 2021. Results: 108 online motorcycle taxi drivers in Malang, aged 15-55 years, 96.3% men, respiratory disorders 76.9% respondents with 93.6% underweight. Respiratory symptom more having common cold 66,7%, cough 42,6% and phlegm 38,9%. The relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of respiratory symptoms was 8.1 times (95% CI (1.9-16.4) p = 0.017). Conclusions: There is a significant relationship between nutritional status and symptoms of respiratory disorders in online motorcycle taxi drivers in Malang City with 8 times. Keywords: acute ischemic, stroke, platelet lymphocyte ratio, poor outcome.