The Correlation between Junk Food Consumption and Age of Menarche of Elementary School Student In Gedung Johor Medan

Abstract

Acceleration age of menarche, can increase the chances of endometrial hyperplasia. The incidence of uterine and breast cancer are associated with early menarche. Junk food is indicated as one of the triggers of early menarche. With observational-analytic research and case-control research design, it was conducted to determine the effect of junk food in early menarche at elementary school student. The population of the study was the 6th grade elementary school students who had been menstruated, yet the sample was chosen randomly. Data collected using questionnaires, also measuring weight and height, then analysed using chi-square. The results shows a relationship between junk food consumption with early menarche incidence (p = 0.021) and OR 1.889. This is due to the high consumption patterns of junk food/ fast food in teenages. Affected by behavioral patterns of people who tend to choose practical food, easy to get and ready to eat. Abstrak

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“…Dibentuk oleh lemak, seperti estrogen, yang merupakan hormon spesifik dalam pematangan reproduksi organ dan memacu menstruasi untuk datang lebih awal. 3 Data market size dibeberapa sektor Industri di Indonesia (SWA 01/XXIII/Februari 2008) Pada tahun 2008 pertumbuhan industri makanan di Indonesia mencapai 19,4% hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa konsumen makanan fast food semakin meningkat setiap tahunnya. Dari data survey ACNielsen online customer tahun 2007 mendapatkan hasil bahwa 28% masyarakat Indonesia mengonsumsi fast food minimal satu minggu sekali 33% diantaranya mengonsumsi saat makan siang.…”

“…Hasil analisa data menunjukkan bahwa, ada korelasi antara kebiasaan mengkonsumsi junk food > 2 x 1 minggu dengan usia menarche dini, artinya dengan mengkonsumsi lebih banyak junk food > 2 x 1 minggu, akan memiliki probabilitas 1.889 kali untuk menarche dini dibandingkan dengan siswa yang hanya mengkonsumsi junk food ≤ 2 x 1 minggu. 3 Hasil studi pendahuluan yang dilakukan peneliti, 10 dari 15 mahasiwi STIKes Medistra Indonesia di Sepanjang Jaya, Bekasi Timur pada Maret 2018 telah mengalami menarche di usia 10-11 tahun. Hasil wawancara 7 mahasiswi yang sudah mengalami menarche mengatakan menyukai fast food seperti fried chicken, pizza , hamburger, sosis bakar .…”