The Levels of Cholinesterase Enzyme and Hemoglobin in Linggasari Village’s Farmers

Abstract

Farmers in Linggasari Village often mix pesticides, not using pesticides that follow the dose, not using PPE completely, eating, drinking, or smoking, did not clean themselves after spraying. Some types of pesticides can reduce cholinesterase enzyme and hemoglobin levels. The study aimed to analyze the factors correlated with the cholinesterase enzyme and hemoglobin levels of sprayer farmers. It was a cross-sectional study conducted from March to April 2022. The population of this study was all farmers who use pesticides. As many as 30 farmers qualify the inclusion criteria, namely male spraying farmers aged over 18 years, maximum last contact time with pesticides was two months before the study. The independent variables were age, BMI, working period, spraying frequency, duration of spraying, and PPE usage score. The dependent variables included cholinesterase and hemoglobin levels. Bivariate analysis was assessed with Pearson Correlation Test or Spearman Correlation Test, while multivariate analysis used linear regression. The results showed that age (p=0,032, r=0,391) and BMI (p=0,036, r= 0,385) correlated with cholinesterase enzyme, and age (p=0,000, r=0,615) correlated with farmers’ hemoglobin levels. The results of multivariate analysis, the most influential factor on cholinesterase enzyme and hemoglobin levels was age.