Correlation Between Obesity and the Depth of Lumbar Lordosis in Obesity-Typed Women in Internal Medicine Clinic Dustira Military Hospital Cimahi

Abstract

Obesity is one of the health problems in Indonesia. According to Indonesia's Research Data Institute in 2013, the prevalence of obesity in Indonesia is greater in women and the age group of 50-54 years old. Obesity is one of the risk factors of various diseases, one of them is lumbar lordosis because of the change in a person's center of gravity. Lumbar lordosis is also one of the predisposing factors of low back pain. According to this situation, this research is focusing on the correlation between the depth of lumbar lordosis and obesity-typed women in the Internal Medicine Clinic, Dustira Military Hospital. This study is an analytical study using a cross-sectional approach. The sample size is 40 women of 40-50 years old with the BMI category is obese. This sample is taken using consecutive sampling. Data were analyzed descriptively and statistically using Spearman correlation. The result shows that there is a significant correlation between the depth of lumbar lordosis and obesity (r=0,843, p=<0,001)

Relationship between body mass indexand lumbar lordosis curve

“…Another study conducted by Wendra et al in 2021 involving 40 respondents who met the criteria. 18 The research was conducted to determine the correlation between obesity and increased lumbar lordosis, and the results showed a significant relationship between BMI and the increase in lumbar lordosis with a strong correlation. This is because obesity can cause a shift in the axis of gravity, resulting in axial load falling on the vertebral column.…”