| dc.description.abstract | Background: One of the target groups at risk of becoming overweight and obese is
teenagers. East Kalimantan is one of the largest provinces in Indonesia with a prevalence
of overweight and obesity in children aged 13-15 years with a body massa indeks for age
( BMI/A) indicator of 19.1% in 2018, where overweight was 12.0% and obesity was 7.1%.
Objectives: To analyze the factors that influence nutritional status in overweight and
obese adolescents aged 11-15 years.
Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey conducted at State Junior High Schools
in Samarinda City from January to March 2021. The sample size was 290 students,
determined using the Lemeshow and David formula, and selected through simple
random sampling. Data collection includes the characteristics of the subject and their
parents, measurement of body weight and height, food consumption, nutritional
behavior, physical activity, and exercise habits using interviews using questionnaires.
Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Logistic Regression test.
Results: There are differences in the nutritional status of boys and girls (p=0.006),
mother's education and occupation (p=0.007; p=0.007), father's and mother's
nutritional status (p=0.001; p=0.014), exercise habits (p=0.009), protein adequacy level
(p=0.000), and fat adequacy level (p=0.016).
Conclusions: Gender, occupation, education, nutritional status, eating habits, exercise
habits, level of protein adequacy, and level of fat adequacy influence the occurrence of
overweight and obesity in adolescents. It is necessary to increase sports activities which
must be done at least 3-5 times a week for 30 minutes intensively and get used to
consuming 3-4 portions of vegetables and fruit daily, as well as paying attention to
appropriate meal portions. | en_US |
