PERBANDINGAN DENYUT NADI ANTARA PENDUDUK

Jurnal e-Biomedik (eBM), Volume 2, Nomor 2, Juli 2014

PERBANDINGAN DENYUT NADI ANTARA PENDUDUK YANG
TINGGAL DI DATARAN TINGGI DAN DATARAN RENDAH

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Ivanny Kasenda
Sylviah Marunduh
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Herlina Wungouw

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Kandidat Skripsi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam ratulangi Manado
Bagian Fisiologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado
Email: Ivannythya@gmail.com

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Abstract: The pulse is a pressure that is delivered in the form of a wave when the heart pumped
up blood around the body. Pulse is determined by the elasticity of blood vessels. There are
research showing the difference in pulse rate in the highlands and lowlands. This research
aimed to determine the ratio between the pulse of the people that live in the highlands
(mountain area) and lowlands (coastal area). This research is an analytic method using cross
sectional study. The subjects of this research is 80 people living in the highlands and 80 people
living in the lowlands. The subjects are 18-65 years, physically and mentally healthy and they
have been living at the area for 5 years. The data were analyzed using non-parametric test
Mann Whitney test. Based on the results of the Mann Whitney statistical test, it shows that there
is a difference between the result of pulse measurement of the people living in the highlands
and lowlands with asymp value. Sig. (2-tailed) α = 0:03 (α