Public Health and Preventive Medicine Archive
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015)

Physical Activity, Food Consumption and Nutritional Status among Female High School Students in North Denpasar

Nabila Zuhdy (Public Health Postgraduate Program Udayana University)
Luh Seri Ani (Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Udayana University)
Ni Wayan Arya Utami (School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Udayana University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2015

Abstract

Background and purpose: Optimal nutrition status will lead to health and productive adolescent. Recently, double burden of nutritional status has occurred among adolescent, including underweight and overweight. This study assessed that relationship among adolescent in urban area. Methods: This study was cross-sectional survey with a total sample of 75 female students who were randomly selected from three high schools. Data were collected by interviews using a structured questionnaire, Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ) and Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaires (APARQ). Anthropometric measurement was done for height, weight, middle upper arm and stomach circumference. Data of food consumption were analyzed using software Nutri-Survey, WHO Anthro Plus. Thecorrelation of risk factor and nutritional status were tested by linier regression. Results: This study supports the evidence of double burden in nutritional status among high school female students. Despite 18,67% of chronic energy deficiency, 8% students were overweight. Consumption of snack and fast food was also frequent, that may relate to high level of fat sufficiency among them. Variable significantly associated in all indicators of nutritional status was weight control (p<0.05). Physical activities had no significant relationship to nutritional status. Conclusion: There was double burden of nutritional status among high school female students especially overweight. Weight control had significant relationship toward nutritional status, while physical activities had no significant relationship to nutrition status.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

phpma

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

ublic Health and Preventive Medicine Archive (PHPMA) is an open access, peer reviewed journal published by Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. Issues covered in the journal are as the following: Environmental and occupational health Field and ...