Pengaruh Pemberian Smoothie Alpukat Terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Pada Wanita Menopause Di Kelas Lansia
Authors: Lamanepa Rosalia N.H , Mualimah Miftakhul 
Published: February 2020

ABSTRAKKolesterol menjadi ujung pangkal permasalahan munculnya berbagai penyakit dalam tubuh. Ada banyak cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk menangani kadar kolesterol, selain perawatan medis, pengobatan tradisional juga bisa dilakukan untuk mencegah dan menurunkan kadar kolesterol yang tinggi diantaranya buah alpukat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian smoothie alpukat terhadap kadar kolesterol pada wanita menopause di kelas lansia BPM Ny “N”. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian pre eksperimen dengan pendekatan One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua wanita menopause yang mengalami hiperkolesterolemia (kolesterol 200mg/dL) di Kelas Lansia BPM Ny “N” sebanyak 30 orang. Dengan sampel sebanyak 16 orang. Teknik sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya pengaruh pemberian smoothie alpukat terhadap kadar kolesterol pada wanita menopause di kelas lansia BPM Ny “N” dengan persentase penurunan rata-rata kolesterol sebanyak 16.14%. Uji statistik menggunakan Uji T berpasangan dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% didapatkan p-value α yaitu 0.000 0.05 yang artinya ada perbedaan signifikan antara kadar kolesterol sebelum dan sesudah mengkonsumsi smoothie alpukat pada wanita menopause.Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa smoothie alpukat efektif menurunkan kadar kolesterol pada wanita menopause dan dari hasil penelitian ini diharapkan masyarakat dapat menggunakan smoothie alpukat sebagai salah satu alternatif terapi untuk menurunkan kolesterol pada wanita menopause.Kata Kunci: Smoothie Alpukat, Kadar Kolesterol, Menopause ABSTRACTCholesterol becomes the root of the problem of the emergence of various diseases in the body. There are many ways that can be done to handle cholesterol levels, in addition to medical care, traditional medicine can also be done to prevent and lower high cholesterol levels such as avocados. This study aims to determine the effect of avocado smoothie on cholesterol levels in menopausal women in the elderly BPM Ny "N" class. This research includes pre experimental research with One Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach. The population in this study were all menopausal women who had hypercholesterolaemia (cholesterol 200mg / dL) in the elderly grade BPM Ny "N" as many as 30 people. With a sample of 16 people. The sample technique used is purposive sampling. The research instrument used was monitor cholesterol and observation sheet. The results showed the effect of giving avocado smoothie to cholesterol levels in menopausal women in the elderly class BPM Ny "N" with the percentage decrease in average cholesterol as much as 16.14%. Statistical test using paired T Test with 95% confidence level obtained p-value α that is 0.000 0.05 which means H0 rejected and H1 accepted. This means there is a significant difference between cholesterol levels before and after consuming avocado smoothie in menopausal women in the Elderly Class BPM Ny "N". From the results of this study is expected people can use avocado smoothie as one alternative therapy to lower cholesterol in menopausal women.Keywords: Avocado Smoothie, Cholesterol Level, Menopause