Impact of the Smoking Duration on HbA1c and the Symptoms of Neuropathy Among Stone Carving Worker During Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: An Evaluation Study

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Smoking Duration; HbA1c; Neuropathy; Stone Carving Worker; Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The prevalence of smokers among traditional stone carving workers is high in Indonesia. As widely acknowledged, the long duration of smoking is known as a risk factor for diabetes. Smokers are often not aware of this effect, particularly in Indonesia. If left untreated, this will increase the prevalence of diabetes and its complications. Unfortunately, a study evaluating the long duration of smoking into diabetes biomarkers and neuropathy has not been explored. Therefore, the study aims to evaluate the smoking duration on HbA1c and the symptoms of neuropathy. The study used a descriptive design to achieve the study objective. A total of 56 participants were engaged with the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The regression analysis was used to predict whether smoking impacts the biomarker of diabetes. The finding of the study highlighted that smoking duration was not a predictor of the changes of diabetes biomarker and neuropathy (p > .05). Even though the result is not significant, the healthcare team must encourage to promote stopping smoking among the participants. Further study is required to develop an intervention to reduce smoking cessation in that population.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sumarno Adi Subrata
AU  - Heny Setyowati Esti Rahayu
AU  - Sri Hananto Ponco Nugroho
AU  - Diah Septiani
AU  - Maharani Syafa’ah
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Impact of the Smoking Duration on HbA1c and the Symptoms of Neuropathy Among Stone Carving Worker During Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: An Evaluation Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2021 (BIS-HSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 788
EP  - 792
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_133
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_133
ID  - Subrata2022
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