Effect of Diet Program on Upper Arm Circumference

Istiqomah Istiqomah (Department of Forensic and Medicolegal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia)
Rino Arianto Marswita (Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia)
Istiqomah Syarifah Nabila (Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia)

Smart Medical Journal
Vol 5, No 3 (2022): Smart Medical Journal

Introduction: As time goes by, lifestyle is changing. The imbalance of energy intake and energy expenditure will result in underfeeding or overfeeding. Police officers at Polresta Depok are obese about 34,6 %. This research is the first research to investigate the effect of the diet program with Mid-Upper Arm Circumference on Policemen at Bhayangkara Prof. Dr. Awaloedin Djamin hospital in Semarang City. Methods: The design of this study is one group pre-test and post-test design with inclusion criteria that are Policemen with BMI >30 and willing to take part in this study. The exclusion criteria are having a history of medullary thyroid carcinoma. The data collected in this study used consecutive sampling. The statistical analysis used a nonparametric Wilcoxon test.Results: Mid-Upper Arm Circumference mean before and after intervention were 36,8 ± 5,72 and 38,9 ± 3,22 with Asymp. Sig. (2 - tailed) p= <0,001. (p<0,05). Thus, the effect of a diet program with Mid-Upper Arm Circumference is significant.Conclusion: A diet program, consisting of liraglutide injection, diet food, and exercise, has a significant effect on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference.