Body Mass Index Students at the Health Sciences Faculty of Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University

Mega Puspa Sari, Yoli Farradika, Fitria

2023

Abstract

Increased body fat to reach obesity can increase the risk of disease. Obesity is a worldwide problem in both developed and developing countries because of its increasing prevalence in adults and children. Not only obesity, malnutrition is also a health problem that often occurs. This can cause anemia and other diseases. It is necessary to monitor body weight regularly from an early age by measuring the body mass index (BMI). The aim of the research is as a first step in determining the right targets in a preventive effort to prevent non-communicable diseases by knowing the description of the body mass index of students of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka. The research design used is descriptive with a cross-sectional approach. Sampling technique with random sampling method with a total of 159 respondents. The results showed the status of body mass index with a percentage of 45.3% in the normal category, 28.3% overweight, 17.6% underweight, and 8.8% obesity.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sari M., Farradika Y. and Fitria. (2023). Body Mass Index Students at the Health Sciences Faculty of Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH; ISBN 978-989-758-727-6, SciTePress, pages 40-43. DOI: 10.5220/0012898500004564

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsdh23,
author={Mega Puspa Sari and Yoli Farradika and Fitria},
title={Body Mass Index Students at the Health Sciences Faculty of Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH},
year={2023},
pages={40-43},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012898500004564},
isbn={978-989-758-727-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH
TI - Body Mass Index Students at the Health Sciences Faculty of Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University
SN - 978-989-758-727-6
AU - Sari M.
AU - Farradika Y.
AU - Fitria.
PY - 2023
SP - 40
EP - 43
DO - 10.5220/0012898500004564
PB - SciTePress