Diabetes mellitus that is not managed properly will caused in vascular complications
such as coronary heart disease. The rate of coronary heart disease is very high,
ranging from 45-70% presently. The symptoms of coronary heart disease in diabetes
mellitus people can be seen clearly and also can not be seen until finally people
suddenly death. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) approximately
65% of Diabetes Mellitus people die because of heart disease and stroke. The purpose
of this study is to determine description of coronary heart disease risk on diabetes
melitus people in Puskesmas Purwosari. This research is a quantitative with
descriptive approach. The population of this study were 480 diabetes mellitus people
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in Puskesmas Purwosari from January to August 2017. The Samples are 83 diabetes
mellitus people who determined using accidental sampling technique. The data
collection using an interview, medical record and body mass indexmeasurements then
analyzed using descriptive analysis. The conclusion of This study are the
characteristics diabetes mellitus people in Puskesmas Purwosari Surakarta are having
a long history of diabetes mellitus 1 - 10 years and description of coronary heart
disease risk on diabetes melitus people in Puskesmas Purwosari Surakarta is mostly
high . Diabetes mellitus people should always improve the healthy lifestyle and
routine to check their health up in health facilities.
Key word: risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitu
