The Influence of Lifestyle on Cholesterol Levels

Abstract

The Epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Obesity has doubled since the 1980s, rapidly becoming the largest global public health challenge. Obesity is the third leading cause of death in the world. The increase in obesity rates is associated with an individual's habit of consuming food with more energy than the body needs. Risk factors that can influence the increase in the prevalence of heart disease involve individuals with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, lack of physical activity, poor lifestyle habits such as consuming fast food, an unhealthy diet, and experiencing prolonged stress. This can be changed with a better lifestyle, while some risks that cannot be changed are congenital or genetic heart disease. Research Objective: reduce the death rate caused by heart disease by reducing the risk of heart disease. The sampling technique used is random sampling with a cross-sectional approach, and the examination sample consists of capillary blood, measurements, and interviews using questionnaires. Out of 130 people in Nisa Village, a significant relationship was found between an increase in cholesterol levels and respondents who frequently consume fast food. Subjects who were active/passive smokers had a significance value of 0.65 (p>0.05), indicating a strong relationship according to correlation guidelines. Subjects who frequently experienced stress also had a strong relationship with an increase in blood cholesterol levels, with a significance value of 0.34 (p>0.05). The variable of subjects who rarely exercised was found to have a significance value of 0.38 (p>0.05), meaning that the habit of infrequent exercise has a strong relationship with an increase in cholesterol levels.