Hypertension is one of non-communicable diseases which prevalence is high in Indonesia, not only among adult and elderly but also among adolescent. Hypertension can be caused by various factors including fat intake, fi ber intake and nutritional status. The purpose of this study was analyze the correlation of fat intake, fi ber intake, and obesity with hypertension among female students at Vocational high school, Bekasi, Indonesia. This was a cross sectional study among 255 female students who were selected by purposive sampling technique. Hypertension was measured using sphygmomanometer with 95 percentile cut-off based on sex, age, and body height (cut-off hypertension was > 104-115 mmHg systolic and > 62-68 mmHg diastolic blood pressure). Fat and fi ber intake were assessed using Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ), and obesity was measured using digital weighing scales and microtoise. Data were analyzed by chi square test. The results showed that prevalence of female students with low f fat intake was 58,8%; low fi ber intake was 82,0%; obesity was 25,1%; and hypertension was 16,5%. There was a positive correlation between fat intake (p=0,011) and obesity (p<0,01) with hypertension but no correlation was found between fi ber intake (p=0,916) and hypertension. Fat intake and obesity were related to the hypertension in adolescents. Routine blood pressure checks and restrictions on fat intake are needed to reduce the risk of hypertension in adolescents.
Latar Belakang: Pedoman gizi seimbang merupakan pengetahuan gizi yang harus dipahami oleh remaja putri, namun konsep pedoman gizi seimbang masih belum sefamiliar 4 sehat 5 sempurna. Perilaku pilihan pangan tidak sesuai anjuran pedoman gizi seimbang meningkatkan risiko overweight. Tujuan: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pengetahuan pedoman gizi seimbang dan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi perilaku pilihan pangan pada remaja putri overweight. Metode: Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam dan triangulasi sumber. Jumlah subjek sebanyak 16 orang. Subjek penelitian ialah remaja dengan status gizi overweight dan normal (sebagai pembanding). Penelitian dilakukan selama 8 minggu. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan seluruh subjek penelitian lebih mengenal 4 sehat 5 sempurna daripada Pedoman Gizi Seimbang. Pedoman gizi seimbang bukan menjadi alasan utama pilihan pangan subjek. Kebiasaan selalu sarapan sudah cukup baik diantara subjek, namun masih tingginya konsumsi pangan tidak sehat seperti makanan/minuman manis, gurih/asin, gorengan, serta komposisi makanan tidak seimbang diantara subjek penelitian. Simpulan: Perilaku pilihan pangan remaja putri overweight belum sesuai dengan pedoman gizi seimbang disebabkan minimnya keterpaparan informasi PGS serta lebih kuatnya pengaruh faktor eksternal (lingkungan rumah, sekolah, keluarga, dan media digital) maupun faktor internal (organoleptik pangan dan uang saku) dalam pembuatan keputusan pilihan pangan subjek.
<p><em>Malnutrition problem (under and over nutrition), known as the double burden of malnutrition, was a growing concern in developing countries, including Indonesia. The 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey noted a substantial increase in the proportion of these nutritional impairments. As a fundamental factor of malnutrition, nutritional knowledge was expected to be occupied not only by vulnerable groups. A transitional age group like youth, in this case undergraduate students, should also be on the radar since they carried a risk of malnutrition from adolescence into adulthood. This study aimed to assess the nutritional knowledge determinants among undergraduate students in Jakarta. This cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students in Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta. The nutritional knowledge regarding the Indonesian Guideline for Balance Diet, as well as participants’ characteristics questionnaire, was self-administered online by 235 participants using Google Form. Chi-Square, Spearman’s rho, and logistics regression tests were used to analyze the data using statistical software. Students who participated in this study were primarily female, aged under 20 years, achieve a GPA above 3.50, and had normal BMI. The bivariate analysis reported a significant association between sex, study field, and parent’s income with nutrition knowledge level. Based on logistic regression, the odds of having an adequate nutrition knowledge level is about 2.76 times higher among students whose parents earned 3-5 million IDR per month than students whose parents earned less than 3 million or more than 5 million IDR. Undergraduate students were also a prominent target group to ensure nutritional knowledge occupancy since they may face adolescent nutritional problems and future risk of adult nutritional problems. This study is fostering targeted nutrition education for youth undergraduate students.</em></p>
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