Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) Dengan Kadar Glukosa Darah Sewaktu Pada Lansia

Main Author: Dewi Sarihati, I Gusti Agung
Format: Article PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Jurusan Analis Kesehatan Poltekkes Kemenkes Denpasar , 2013
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Online Access: http://repository.poltekkes-denpasar.ac.id/1631/1/IMT%20meditory%202013%20sarihati.pdf
http://repository.poltekkes-denpasar.ac.id/1631/
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  • Abstract Background recently, obesity has become an epidemic with the assumed increasing prevalence of obesity shall reach 50% by 2025 within developed countries population. Obesity is one of the causes of insulin resistance that occurs in the elderly which implies the increasing risk of diseases, such as hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus. Objective this study aims to examine the relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) towards blood glucose level of the elderly in Banjar Buana Kubu, Tegal Harum Village, District of West Denpasar. Methods is an analytical survey research with Cross Sectional Design. The research was conducted in the Banjar Buana Kubu, Tegal Harum Village District of West Denpasar. The population in this study shall be all elderly in Banjar Buana Kubu as many as 50 people. Sample are 34 elderly and non probability sampling method with saturation sampling technique based on inclusion and exclusion criteria to obtain. Result showed that 17, 4% elderly with overweight have high blood glucose level, and 11,1% elderly with normal BMI. Coclusion of data showed that p < 0.05, (r = 0.497, p = 0.003) there is a significant relationship between BMI and blood glucose level. Keywords: Body Mass Index; Blood glucose level; Elderly.