The Difference of Food Pattern and Physical Activity between Obese and Non Obese Teenage Group
| Main Authors: | Kartika Suryaputra; Department of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya 60115, Siti Rahayu Nadhiroh; Department of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya 60115 |
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| Format: | application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | ind |
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Directorate of Research and Public Services Universitas Indonesia
, 2012
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| Online Access: |
http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/view/1301 |
Daftar Isi:
- Obesity in teenage is a syndrome that happened because of fat accumulation in the body. Obesity occured because of complex interaction between parental fatness, food pattern, and physical activity. In Indonesia, prevalence of teenage obesity is gradually increasing. The aim of this research was to analyze about the difference of food pattern and physical activity between obesity and non obesity teenage group. This study was an analytical observational research with cross sectional design. The samples were 40 teenage from Santa Agnes senior high school Surabaya (age 15-17) that was taken by simple random sampling, that divers to 20 obese and 20 non obese teenage group. The data were analysed by Mann Whitney test for nutrition knowledge, pocket money, food pattern, fast food’s consumption, snack’s consumption pattern, consumption level of energy, carbohydrat, protein, and fat, physical activity and parental fatness. The result of the statistic test showed that variables significant difference are nutrition knowledge, pocket money, food pattern, fast food’s consumption, snack’s consumption pattern, energy consumption level, carbohydrate consumption level, protein consumption level, fat consumption level, physical activity and parental fatness between obese and non obese teenage group. The conlusion is that significant differences are food pattern and physical activity between obese and non obese teenage group. Recommendation is necessary to provide information and education to teenage about healthy food and adequate physical activity to prevent obesity.