Perbandingan Kadar Trigliserida Pada Obes 1 Dan Obes 2

. Background. Triglycerides are a type of fat that can be found in blood which are stored the most in human body. Triglycerides are used as an energy source for various metabolic processes. High levels of triglycerides can lead to various health problems. Elevated triglycerides levels can be caused by various things, such as obesity. Obesity results when fat accumulates in body. Obesity and elevated triglycerides levels can affect human health. Objective. The aim for this research was to compare triglyceride levels of obese 1 and obese 2 students of Faculty of Medicine Sam Ratulangi University. Method. An observational method with cross sectional design research was done to compare triglyceride levels in obese 1 and obese 2 students of Faculty of Medicine Sam Ratulangi University academic year 2010 and 2011. In the number of 49 people, (30 people were obese 1 and 19 people were obese 2). The data were analyzed using SPSS, test of hypothesis used Mann Whitney. Result. The mean values of triglyceride levels in obese 1 students were 69,00 mg/dL and in obese 2 students were 85,53 mg/dL. Conclusion. There were significant differences on triglyceride levels in obese 1 and obese 2