Jurnal Kedokteran Methodist
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): Jurnal Kedokteran Methodist

A ASSOCIATION OF BODY MASS INDEX WITH HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELEMENTERY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

Japanto, Edwin Timoti (Unknown)



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Publish Date
02 Jun 2025

Abstract

Background : Nutrition problems in school-age children still occur in Indonesia and associated with a decrease in quality of life in children. School-age children are vulnerable to physical, emotional, social and school problems. Objective : To find out the relation between Body Mass Index (BMI) with Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Methods : This cross-sectional study measured BMI with body weight and height using the z-score method and measuring quality of life (QOL) in children using a generic core scale Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0. This research was conducted on school-age children 8-12 years old at Budya Wacana Yogyakarta Elementary school in 2018. Results: The statistical test on 143 respondents using chi square test for bivariate and logistic regression for multivariate. The bivariate test results showed a significant relationship between BMI and quality of life in children (p = 0.013), especially in the domain of emotional function (p = 0.015) and social function (p = 0.036). There was a significant relationship between age and quality of life (p = 0.002) and between sex with quality of life (p = 0.037). There was no significant relationship between disease and quality of life (p = 0.975). The results of multivariate analysis showed BMI (p = 0.001) had a greater correlation between quality of life in children than age (p = 0.03) or sex (p = 0.076). Conclusion : There is a significant relationship between BMI and quality of life in school-aged children at SD Budya Wacana Yogyakarta

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Jurnal Kedokteran Methodist (JKM) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that welcomes manuscripts in basic and clinical research, encompassing all aspects of medicine, health sciences, and pharmacy. Reports on genomics, epigenetics, and stem cells are welcome as well. The journal covers original ...