COMPARISON OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEVELS IN THE BLOOD OF ACTIVE SMOKERS IN CIBEBER BASED ON AGE AND SMOKERS CATEGORY

Abstract

Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2022 showed that the prevalence of the Indonesian population aged ≥ 15 years who smoke reached 28.26%. Cigarettes are harmful to health because they contain various chemicals that are toxic when inhaled and enter the bloodstream. One of these chemicals is carbon monoxide, which is a by-product of tobacco cigarettes. Measurement of CO in the blood can be used to monitor the level of CO poisoning. This study aimed to determine carbon monoxide levels in the blood of active smokers in Cibeber based on age and category of smokers. Subjects were examined for carbon monoxide levels using venous blood samples using the Conway microdiffusion cell method. The measurement results of carbon monoxide levels in the blood of adolescent smokers were 7.98 ppm to 82.04 ppm, adult smokers were 7.14 ppm to 89.32 ppm, and elderly smokers were 34.02 ppm to 97.88 ppm. While carbon monoxide levels in the blood of light smokers were 7.14 ppm to 50.93 ppm, moderate smokers were 23.1 ppm to 94.9 ppm, and heavy smokers were 81.24 ppm to 97.88 ppm. There is a difference in CO levels based on age with a p-value of 0.001 with a positive direction of comparison. The p-value of 0.0001 indicates a difference in CO levels based on category, where the blood CO levels of heavy smokers are higher than those of light and medium smokers.