THE EFFECT OF COFFEE CONSUMPTION FREQUENCY ON INCREASING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN EMPLOYEES AT NUSA CENDANA UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACTBackground: Indonesian people believe that coffee can be usedas a sleepiness-relieving drink Coffee that is drunk according tothe dosage will provide great benefits for health. However, ifthis drink is consumed excessively, it can cause side effects.Coffee contains many substance molecules, including caffeine,caffeine kahweol, and chlorogenic acid which is related to lipidmetabolism.Aims: To know the effect of the frequency of coffee consumptionon increasing cholesterol levels in employees at the University ofNusa Cendana.Methods: This is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimentaldesign with a control group with a nonequivalent control groupdesign on 54 employees of the University of Nusa Cendana. Datacollection was carried out using a food frequency questionnaireand cholesterol examination twice before and after theintervention using a point-of-care testing tool.Results: There was an increase in average cholesterol levels inthe case group and showed a significant difference (p=0.036).Meanwhile, in the control group there was a decrease but did notshow a significant difference (p = 0.173). The results of thebivariate independent t-test obtained a result of p=0.007 whichshowed that there was a significant difference in the averagepost-test of the case group compared to the control group.Conclusion: There is an effect of the frequency of coffeeconsumption on increasing cholesterol levels in employees at theUniversity of Nusa CendanaKeywords: Coffee, consumption frequency, cholesterol,employees.