Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings
4th Riau Medical Scientific and Expo 2022

Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Biological Age in Young Adults


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Publish Date
09 Dec 2022

Abstract

Background: Biological age is influenced by several factors including nutritional status. Body mass index (BMI) is an anthropometric measurement that can be used to assess a person's nutritional status. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between MT and biological age. Methods: Cross-sectional study on students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing, the University of Riau in March – October 2022, n= 90 people, with consecutive sampling. Results: BMI has a significant, positive, and very strong correlation with biological age (p < 0.001, r = 0.965). Conclusion: The higher the BMI, the older the biological age, so that by reducing BMI is expected to improve biological age.

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Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings
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nuscientech

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Future Science

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Economics, Econometrics & Finance Engineering Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Materials Science & Nanotechnology Medicine & Pharmacology

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NST Proceeding supports regional research communities to globalise their findings in Science and Technology by providing an open access, online platform in line with international publishing standards and indexing scholarly conference proceedings. The current emphasis of the NST Proceeding includes ...