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The increase in the number of elderly population on the one hand shows an increase in
the number of human lives. However, there is a problem that then arises, namely how
to make an older age of life also directly proportional to the health status of the elderly,
because changes in lifestyle which are marked by a lack of physical activity will of
course increase the risk of various health problems, especially for the elderly,
considering that the In the elderly, the function of organs, metabolism, and
psychological conditions has decreased a lot. Uric acid is the breakdown of purines
obtained from food intake which then circulates in the blood vessels and is excreted
through the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. If the breakdown of purines does not
take place completely and the amount that enters the body exceeds the threshold, uric
acid crystal deposits are formed which can enter the joints of the body. This pain due
to excess uric acid crystals is called Gout Arthritis or more popularly called gout. The
research used is a descriptive study obtained from 2020-2021 at one of the Bekasi
Private Hospitals. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The total
population obtained was 4000 respondents, then calculated using the Slovin formula
and obtained a sample of 400 respondents consisting of 162 men and 238 elderly
women. The results obtained based on the age of 87 respondents aged 60-64 years, 243
respondents aged 65-69 years and 70 respondents aged 70-74 years, as many as 249
patients or 62% had high uric acid levels, the remaining 151 patients or 38% had high
uric acid levels. normal uric acid levels with an average of 6.5 mg/dl.

Keywords: Elderly, Gout, Bekasi