Background: Cognitive function degression is a health problem that most commonly experienced by middle age and elderly population. Smoking is one of the risk factor that directly impact cognitive function degression but still less attention.
Objective: Knowing domain of cognitive function that experienced degression as the effect of smoking between mild and moderate-heavy smokers in 40-60 years old male smokers.
Methodology: This study is a comparative analytic categorial with cross sectional research design. Data analysis performed using Chi-Square, Fisher's Exact Test, and Mann-Whitney U Test method with p<0,05.
Result: This study consist of 70 middle age men that divided into 2 group; mild smoker group I and moderate-heavy smokers in goup II. Group II experienced cognitive function degression in verbal flluency (p=0,023), short term memory problem (p=0,001), and executive function difference during solving Tower of Hanoi problems (p<0,05). There is no significant difference between group II in attention, naming and visuospatial domain.
Conclusion: There are significant difference between the degree of smoking on cognitive function in verbal fluency, short-term memory, and executive function domain. There is no significant differences between the degree of smoking on the attention, visuospatial, and naming domain. |