Hubungan Pola Konsumsi Kopi dengan Kejadian Dispepsia pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background. In Indonesia, coffee is a caffeinated drink that has been consumed since the ancestors’ time until now. Following upon its development, Indonesians, especially students, are starting to consume coffee for various purposes, as they believe that drinking coffee before studying, help them staying awake, increasing energy, and strengthening memory. Consumption of caffeine—which contained in coffee—can increase stomach acid production. This excess production can irritate stomach wall. Dyspepsia is a symptomatic syndrome characterized by nausea, pain, bloating and a feeling of fullness in the stomach. Many risk factors are thought to be associated with dyspepsia, including the behavior of consuming drinks with a high caffeine content like coffee. Objective . To identify the correlation between coffee consumption patterns and the incidence of dyspepsia in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Methods. The method used is descriptive observational with cross sectional approach. The sample of this study were 95 students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Results. Based on the analysis using the Chi Square method and Fischer test, the majority of students did not experience dyspepsia (62.1%), and had low levels of coffee consumption (54.7%). There is no association between coffee consumption pattern and the incidence of dyspepsia in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara (p = 0.632). Conclusion. There is no relationship between pattern of coffee consumption with dyspepsia in students of the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara.