Research Article
Factors Associated with Height of Medical Student at Warmadewa University
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302053, author={K T Sumadewi and M C K Dipa and I G N P Sana}, title={Factors Associated with Height of Medical Student at Warmadewa University}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NCOV}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={associated medical student warmadewa university}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302053} }- K T Sumadewi
M C K Dipa
I G N P Sana
Year: 2020
Factors Associated with Height of Medical Student at Warmadewa University
NCOV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302053
Abstract
Short body height will be a problem if the prevalence of short stature is high (30-39%) and very high (≥40%). In 2013, 41.6% of Indonesian women aged >18 years old had short height. Short women tend to have risky pregnancies and give birth to short children as well. This research was aimed to determine factors associated with height of the medical students at Warmadewa University. An analytic cross sectional method was used and 66 samples were chosen using systematic random sampling technique. The data were analyzed by correlation test of contingent coefficient with p <0,05. The results of this study shows significant correlations between height of female students with both their birth weight (p = 0,016, C = 285) and height of parent (father’s height: p = 0,031, C = 0,256; mother’s height: p = 0,045, C = 240). No significant correlation between height of female students and their age of menarche (p = 0,084, C = 208). In conclusion, the height of the parent body and the birth weight has correlation with the height of the female medical students, while the age of menarche have no significant correlation with height of female students at Warmadewa University.