Pengaruh Senam Taichi dan Green Tea Terhadap Densitas Tulang pada Ibu Post Menopause di Kelurahan Timbang Galung, Kecamatan Siantar Barat, Pematangsiantar

Abstract

Osteoporosis can be found throughout the world and is still a problem in public health, especially in developing countries. This study aims to analyze the effect of Taichi and green tea exercises on bone density in postmenopausal women, using the pretest and posttest group with control design. The research subjects were 50 postmenopausal women in Pematangsiantar City. Data analysis using the Mann-Whitney-U and Wilcoxon test. The results showed that there were differences in bone density in the Tai-Chi + green tea gymnastics group before and after the intervention. The mean bone density T-score before intervention was 45.31 ± 10.54 and after intervention as many as 62.74 ± 10.18 with a mean difference of 17.46 ± 6.58; p <0,0001.
Keywords: Taichi gymnastics, green tea, bone density, post menopause

ABSTRAK

Osteoporosis dapat dijumpai diseluruh dunia dan sampai saat ini masih merupakan masalah dalam kesehatan masyarakat terutama di negara berkembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh senam Taichi dan green tea terhadap densitas tulang pada ibu postmenopause, menngunakan pretest and posttest group with control design. Subyek penelitian adalah 50 ibu post menopause di Kota Pematangsiantar. Analisis data menngunakan Mann-Whitney- U dan Wilcoxon test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan densitas tulang pada kelompok senam Tai-Chi+green tea sebelum dan setelah intervensi. Rerata T-score densitas tulang sebelum intervensi adalah 45,31 ± 10,54 dan setelah intervensi sebanyak 62,74 ± 10,18 dengan perbedaan rerata 17,46 ± 6,58; p<0,0001.
Kata kunci: senam Taichi, green tea, densitas tulang, post menopause