ABSTRAKHiperkolesterolemia adalah peningkatan kadar kolesterol dalam darah diatas nilainormal. Angka kejadian hiperkolesterolemia akan terus bertambah seiring denganmeningkatnya pola hidup tidak sehat seperti kebiasaan merokok, obesitas, kurangberolahraga, dan asupan makanan tinggi lemak. Tanaman mengkudu (Morindacitrifolia L.) adalah salah satu tanaman yang buahnya dapat menurunkan kadarkolesterol total dan kolesterol LDL melalui penghambatan aktivitas HMG Co-Areductase yang sudah diteliti pada tikus.Penelitian bertujuan untuk membuktikan efek menurunkan kadar kolesterol total dankolesterol LDL pada pasien hiperkolesterolemia. Metode penelitian menggunakandesain double blind randomized controlled trial pada 60 pasien. Pasien dibagi duakelompok sama banyak menjadi kelompok perlakuan (kapsul ekstrak buah M. citrifolia)dan kelompok kontrol (plasebo) serta mendapat 3x2 kapsul sehari selama 21 hari. Hasilpenelitian menunjukkan kapsul ekstrak buah M. citrifolia pada kelompok perlakuansecara bermakna menurunkan kadar kolesterol total dan kolesterol LDL (p<0,05) dalamwaktu dua minggu dibandingkan kelompok kontrol. Faktor umur, indeks massa tubuh,olahraga, pola makan, dan kebiasaan merokok pada pasien kelompok perlakuan secarabermakna (p<0,05) bermanfaat dalam penurunan kadar kolesterol total. Kapsul ekstrakbuah M. citrifolia memiliki efek menurunkan kadar kolesterol total dan kolesterol LDLpada pasien hiperkolesterolemia.

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ABSTRACTHypercholestrolemia is characterized by elevated blood cholesterol level above normalvalues. The incidence of hypercholesterolemia will continue to grow unanymous as theunhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and high fat diet increased.Morinda citrifolia L. is one of many kind of plant which its fruit could decrease totalcholesterol and LDL-cholesterol by detaining cholesterol biosynthesis through theactivity of HMG Co-A reductase which has been studied in mouse.This study has a purpose to prove the reducing effect in total cholesterol andLDL-cholesterol in hypercholesterolemia patients. This study design used double blindrandomized controlled trial of 60 patients. Patients were divided into same number,including the intervention group (M. Citrifolia fruit extract capsule) and the controlgroup (placebo) that received 2 capsules 3 times daily for 21 days. The result showed theM. citrifolia fruit extract capsule in the intervention group significantly could decreasetotal cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol (p<0,05) in two weeks compared to the controlgroup. The age, body mass index, exercise, diet, and smoking habits of patients inintervention group has significant effect in decreasing total cholesterol. M. citrifolia fruitextract capsules has the reducing effect in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol inhypercholesterolemia patients.