Overview of Triglyceride Levels and Coconut Milk Based Food Consumption Habits in Bengkulu Provincial Health Office Employees

Published: January 23, 2026
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Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the non-communicable diseases with a high prevalence in Indonesia. One of the risk factors is dyslipidemia, which is the condition of increased cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the bloodstream. Dyslipidemia is often caused by unhealthy eating habits, for example consuming too much saturated fat from thick coconut milk and insufficient fiber intake. A sedentary lifestyle, especially in office workers, also exacerbates this condition because it triggers the accumulation of fats and triglycerides in the body. This study aimed to find out the overview of triglyceride levels and consumption habits of coconut milk food in health office employees in 2025. An analytical descriptive research was designed with 48 respondents from 251 populations taken by random sampling. Triglyceride levels were measured using the Enzymatic Colorimetric method (GPO-PAP). Data on consumption habits of coconut milk food were collected using FFQ so that the total consumption was obtained and then grouped based on the median value. The data is processed through tabulation to produce a frequency and percentage distribution and then displayed in the form of a table. Most of the respondents (70.8%) were female. The average age of respondents was 46.4 years old with the youngest age being 34 years old, the oldest being 59 years old. Most (41.7%) respondents have a habit of consuming coconut milk foods frequently. Most (91.7%) of the respondents had hypertriglyceride levels, almost all respondents had hypertriglyceride levels and often consumed coconut milk foods.

Published in Abstract Book of the 5th Bengkulu-International Conference on Health
Page(s) 10-10
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Keywords

Triglycerides, Coconut Milk Based Food, Food Consumption, Employees