<![CDATA[Indonesia has become the 3rd ranked country with the highest number of active smokers at 61.4 million after China and India. Cigarettes are an addictive substance that causes withdrawal syndrome or addiction both physiologically and psychologically which causes a decline in a person's mental health and quality of health. This study aims to determine the difference in pulse frequency in male tobacco smokers and non-smokers aged 20-60 years. The research was conducted on 60 people in Barembeng Village, Gowa Regency. Data collection using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square Test. The results of this study showed that the largest number of respondents were respondents who did not smoke and had a normal pulse, 22 people (36.07%) and respondents who actively smoked and had a bradycardic pulse, 6 people (10%), respondents who actively smoked and 5 people (8.30%) had normal pulses, 14 people (23.30%) actively smoked and had tachycardic pulses. Respondents who did not smoke and had a bradycardic pulse were 6 people (10%), and respondents who did not smoke and had a tachycardic pulse were 7 people (11.70%). The results of the correlation test obtained a value of p = 0.003, which shows that there is a relationship between smoking and pulse rate in male tobacco smokers and non-smokers aged 20-60 years.]]>
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