The effect of consuming Pokea clam meat on nitric oxide plasma levels in hypertensive patients in Sampara District, Konawe District

Abstract

The high number of vitamins and minerals in Pokea meat encouraged us to determine the effect of consuming Pokea meat on Nitric Oxide Plasma levels in patients with hypertension and normotension. This study aimed to analyze Pokea meat consumption (Batissa violacea var. celebensis von Martens) on plasma oxide (NO) levels in hypertensive patients in Sampara, Konawe District. This research uses an observational analytic method with a case-control study design through molecular biology approach. The sample comprises 60 people consisting of 30 case samples and 30 control samples using the purposive sampling technique. Laboratory examination data is on NO plasma levels. Statistical analysis used data analysis use-dependent t-test. The distribution of Pokea meat consumption variables in the Hypertension group respondents had a mean value of 35.14 ± 17.66, while in the Non-Hypertension group of respondents was 41.10 ± 19.82. In the variable nitric oxide, the Hypertension group had a mean and standard deviation of 69.48 ± 42.78 µmol / L while the Non-Hypertension group had a mean and standard deviation of 262.8 ± 39.90 µmol / L. The statistical test analysis results showed an effect of Pokea consumption on plasma NO levels (p = 0,000). Pokea Consumption Influences NO Plasma Levels in Hypertension Patients, and there are also differences in NO Plasma Levels in Patients with Hypertension and non-hypertension in Sampara District, Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi.