The Impact of Decreased Physical Activity Against Increased Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in People Aged 40-50 Years During The PPKM Period in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta

Abstract

The implementation of Community Restrictions (PPKM) is an effort by the Indonesian government to prevent the chain of transmission of Covid-19 that occurred in 2021. PPKM makes changes in lifestyle and physical activity. The benefit of physical activity for health is to prevent an increase in risk factors for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease. This study used risk factors for cardiovascular disease age, sex, lifestyle, diet, BMI, current blood glucose, total blood cholesterol, and blood pressure. Knowing the impact of decreased physical activity against increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease which can be controlled and which cannot be controlled at the productive age of 40-50 years. This study used the observation method on 50 participants from RW 01 Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta who were randomly selected. The study participants measured blood glucose levels, total cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI, and physical activity measurements during the PPKM period. Testing the correlation of the impact of physical activity with increased risk factors was conducted using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Decreased physical activity occurred predominantly in all categories of participants caused by changes in lifestyle, sleep patterns, diet, and uncontrolled workload, causing increases in blood glucose levels, total cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure. Statistical tests prove that there is a significant correlation between decreased physical activity and increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study proves that there is an increase in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with decreased physical activity and lifestyle changes in residents of RW 01 Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta.