GAMBARAN KADAR KALSIUM DARAH PADA WANITA MENOPAUSE DI DESA SINABUN, KECAMATAN SAWAN, KABUPATEN BULELENG

ABSTRACTBackground: Menopause women will get a decrease in estrogen hormones that cause decreases of blood calcium level. If the calcium level in the blood is low then the body will take calcium from the bone to perform body functions, this causes calcium levels in the bones decreased so it caused osteoporosis.Methode: This study is a descriptive study which describes blood calcium levels in menopause women in Sinabun Village, Sawan District, Buleleng Regency. The study was conducted from February until June 2017 with a population of 186 people and sample of 30 people selected by systematic random sampling technique. Measurement of blood calcium level using NM-BAPTA method.Result: The results showed that 17% of respondents had low blood calcium levels and 83% of respondents had normal blood calcium levels with an average blood calcium level is 9.20 mg/dL.Conclusion: The decrease of blood calcium levels occurred in respondents of age ≥60 years old, the respondents with the old menopause period 10 years, the respondents who work as housewife and traders, the respondents who never consumed high calcium milk, and the respondents who didn’t have history of hypoparathyroidism and kidney disorders.Keyword: blood calcium, menopause.

Blood Calcium Level and Its Correlation with Calcium Daily Intake, Calcium Supplementation & Clinical Symptoms in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is complex of symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. This study aimed to observe blood calcium levels differences between the patient and not the PMS, list the average intake of calcium / day among subjects, statistically analyze the relationship between calcium intake and blood calcium levels, and examine the effect of calcium supplementation on blood calcium levels and symptoms of PMS. We examined blood levels of calcium, analytical survey method using a cross-sectional study, experimental methods and PMS symptom questionnaires. The results showed that in the group of subjects SPM average blood calcium level, and the mean intake of calcium / day were lower than in non-PMS and showed a fairly correlation between the intake of calcium per day with blood calcium levels in SPM subjects. There is a significant relationship between increased calcium blood calcium levels and symptoms of PMS. The conclusions: 1. there are differences in blood calcium levels and 2. intake of calcium per day between patients with PMS and not PMS, 3. Calcium intake is significantly associated with calcium level in the PMS and 4. calcium supplementation affects blood calcium levels and reduce symptoms of PMS.Keywords : average calcium intake, blood calcium, calcium supplementation, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)