Gambaran Asupan Purin Pada Remaja Di Kabupaten Minahasa

Abstract

: High purine intake can result in hyperuricemia which leads to gouthy arthritis and formation of kidney stone. High purine concentration is mainly contained in animal protein. Minahasa ethnic people have a habit of holding events where there is feast party and the majority of Minahasa signature dishes are animal product. This study aims to describe the purine intake in adolescents in Minahasa Regency. This research design is a descriptive cross-sectional study with 40 study subjects. Sample is students of SMKN 2 and SMKN 3 Tondano in Minahasa Regency. Purine intake is measured by using Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). The average of purine intake among adolescents in Minahasa Regency is 91,89 to 1028,44 mg/day, 40% adolescents consume purine rich foods, that consist of 35% boys and 5% girls. There are 52,5% adolescents consume foods with moderate purine content in high frequency and 40% adolescents consume foods with high purine content in high frequency. The conclusion of this study is the average of purine intake among adolescents in Minahasa Regency is quite high. It requires dietary knowledge of purine containing foods in order to reduce purine intake to prevent the increasing of hyperuricemia incidence and its impacts