DETAIL DOCUMENT
Hubungan Jenis Kelamin, Konsumsi Junk Food dan Aktivitas Fisik dengan Status Gizi pada Mahasiswa
Total View This Week0
Institusion
Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas
Author
Simanullang, Deesirene Rohani
Subject
R Medicine (General) 
Datestamp
2023-08-11 03:45:12 
Abstract :
Background : Nutritional status is a condition that occurs as a result of a balance between intake of nutrients from food and the need for nutrients needed for metabolism in the body. Nutritional status can be measured using the BMI assessment. If the value of nutritional status is not normal, there is a risk of obesity and a source of various diseases. Nutritional status can be influenced by gender, consumption of junk food and physical activity. Maintaining a diet by reducing consumption of junk food and doing regular physical activity can maintain the body to avoid various diseases. Purpose : This study aims to identify the relationship between gender, consumption of junk food and physical activity with nutritional status. Methods : This study used an analytic survey design with a cross sectional approach. There were 68 sample respondents using a purposive sampling technique. Analysis of research data using the Mann Whitney and Kendall Tau tests. Result : The results showed that most of the sexes were women as many as 55 people (80.9%), frequent consumption of junk food 53 people (77.9%), moderate physical activity 53 people (77.9%), normal nutritional status 44 people ( 64.7%), there is a relationship between gender and nutritional status (p value = 0.039), there is a relationship between consumption of junk food and nutritional status (p value = 0.015) and there is a relationship between physical activity and nutritional status (p value = 0.000 ). Suggestion : Adolescents are more likely to improve good eating patterns by reducing consumption of junk food, as well as regular physical activity to maintain nutritional status within a normal range. Key Words : physical activity, gender, junk food and nutritional status 
Institution Info

Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas