Publications by authors named "Melly Kristanti"

Objective: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder frequently experienced by motorbike riders and stands as a leading cause of high disability rates globally. Research on neck pain among motorcyclist in metropolitan universities remains limited. However, given the rising population of urban motorcyclists, identifying factors contributing to neck pain becomes increasingly crucial.

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Background And Aims: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a neglected chronic complication of diabetes. However, there is a scarcity of data in Indonesia, which is currently ranked as the 5th in the world for the number of people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Our study aims to analyze the prevalence and factors of FSD among T2D patients in Indonesia.

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Background And Aims: While the higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) at younger age in Indonesia might contribute to the relatively higher COVID-19 mortality rate in Indonesia, there were currently no available evidence nor specific policy in terms of COVID-19 prevention and management among DM patients. We aimed to find out the association between diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) with COVID-19 mortality in Indonesia.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study using Jakarta Province's COVID-19 epidemiological registry within the first 6 months of the pandemic.

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Purpose: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common chronic complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Indonesia, with a prevalence of 7.3%. However, the characteristics of these patients remain unclear.

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Background And Aims: Majority of Muslims with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fasted during Ramadan regardless of possible risk of complication. This systematic review aims to assess the impact of Ramadan fasting on metabolic profile and hypoglycemia event among T2DM patients.

Methods: Literature searching was conducted on December 2019 at PUBMED, Medline (EBSCOhost), and ProQuest databases using the following keywords: Ramadan fasting, type 2 diabetes mellitus, glycemic and lipid profile, anthropometry measurements, and hypoglycemia.

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Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is strongly associated with various complications, including cognitive impairment. Diabetic complication is related with structural and functional changes of brain. Studies investigated that homocysteine as an independent risk factor of several organ complications.

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Objectives: Lipid accumulation product (LAP) index and Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) are simple calculations to measure fat accumulation and visceral fat respectively. We aim to study the use of LAP index and VAI as diagnostic parameter and predictor of T2DM.

Methods: We analysed the baseline and longitudinal data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health Cohort Study of Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors in West Java, comprising 846 men and 2437 women aged 25-65 years.

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