The Relationship of Eating Habits, Physical Activities, Food Choises with Obesity among Students in Public Senior High School Medan

Abstract

The prevalence of obese adolescents aged 16-18 in Indonesia is 1.6%, in North Sumatra Province is 1.4%, and in Medan is 3.18%. In school children, the incidence of obesity becomes a serious problem because it will continue until they grow up. The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationship of eating habits, physical activities and food choices with obesity among high school students. This research was an analytic research with case control design. Population were students of Public Senior High School 3 (SMA Negeri 3) Medan. Sample size based on observational research formula with case control design were 70 obese students and 70 students who are not obese. The independent variables were eating habits, physical activity, food choices, while dependent variable was obesity. Data was collected by using the questionnaire and statistically analyzed using chi-square test. All independent variables were significantly associated (p < 0.05) and risk factors for obesity in adolescent, eating habits (OR = 2.72; CI: 1.37 to 5.41); physical activities (OR = 2.40; CI: 1.02 to 5.59); food choices (OR = 2.90; CI: 1.45 to 5.81. It meant that there was a significant relationship of eating habits, physical activities, food choices with obesity.

Faktor-faktor risiko penyebab kelebihan berat badan dan obesitas pada anak dan remaja: Studi literatur

“…Anak-anak dan remaja yang memiliki asupan serat yang rendah berisiko tiga kali lipat mengalami obesitas (Rahmad, 2019). Studi yang dilakukan di SMA Negeri 3 Medan, Indonesia juga menemukan bahwa remaja yang sering tidak sarapan, kurang asupan sayur dan buah sebagai sumber asupan serat, dan sering jajan berisiko 2,72 kali lebih besar mengalami obesitas (Saragih et al, 2018) Kebiasaan sarapan setiap hari merupakan salah satu faktor prediktor signifikan terjadinya overweight/obesitas. Sarapan dari rumah akan membuat kenyang sehingga mengurangi jajan di kafetaria atau kantin sekolah yang menjual banyak makanan cepat saji dan makanan berlemak (Armoon & Karimy, 2019).…”