Profil lipid wanita menopause di Panti Werdha Damai Manado

In Indonesia, women over the age of 50 years that will become menopause in 2020 are estimated as many as 30.3 million people. A decline in estrogen level at menopause will affect the functions of the female reproductive system as well as of the other body systems, including lipid metabolism. This study was aimed to determine the lipid profile of menopausal women at Panti Werdha Damai (senior housing) Manado. This was a descriptive, prospective, and observational study with a cross sectional design. There were 30 menopausal women obtained by using purposive sampling method. Lipid profile was examined at Prodia Laboratorium Manado. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 20. The results showed that most respondents (86.7%) were ≥65 years old. There were 21 women (70%) with total cholesterol level >200 mg/dl (mean value of 211.2 mg/dl); 27 women (90%) with LDL-cholesterol level >100 mg/dl (mean value of 137.8 mg/dl); 25 women (83.3%) with HDL cholesterol >40 mg/dl (mean value of 50.9 mg/dl); and 26 women (87.7%) with triglyceride level 200 mg/dl berjumlah 21 orang (70%) dengan nilai rerata 211,2 mg/dl. Kadar kolesterol LDL terbanyak ialah >100 mg/dl pada 27 orang (90%), nilai rerata 137,8 mg/dl. Kadar kolesterol HDL terbanyak ialah >40 mg/dl pada 25 orang (83,3%), nilai rerata 50,9 mg/dl. Kadar trigliserida terbanyak ialah <150 mg/dl pada 26 orang (86,7%), nilai rerata 111,4 mg/dl. Simpulan: Sebagian besar wanita menopause di Panti Werdha Damai Manado berusia ≥65 tahun dengan nilai rerata kolesterol total dan kolesterol LDL berada di atas nilai rujukan sedangkan nilai rerata kolesterol HDL dan trigliserida sesuai nilai rujukan.Kata kunci: wanita menopause, profil lipid