| dc.description.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. | en_US |
