Defiction of the Level Uric Acid in Loading and Unloading Labor at Ahmad Yani Port Ternate City

Abstract

Hyperuricemia is a condition in which there is an increase in uric acid levels which, if prolonged, can cause gouty arthritis. Increased blood uric acid is a sign of changes in metabolic and hemodynamic function. Factors that contribute to increased production of uric acid are consumption of foods that contain lots of purines, age, genetics, obesity, drug use, physical activity and certain diseases in the blood. This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the description of uric acid levels in loading and unloading labor at Ahmad Yani Port, Ternate City. The loading and unloading labor are all workers registered at the local port who carry out loading and unloading work at the port. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of blood uric acid levels in loading and unloading labor at Ahmad Yani Port, Ternate City. The research method is cross sectional. The total sample is 81 people (100%). The results of the analysis described that before work normal uric acid levels were 81 people (100%) while uric acid levels increased by 71 people (87.7%) and normal levels were 10 people (12.3%).