Research Article
Risk Factors Of Central Obesity Among Female Students
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314991, author={Kartika Pibriyanti and Fathimah Fathimah and Susi Nurohmi and Safira Kholifatul Ummah}, title={Risk Factors Of Central Obesity Among Female Students}, proceedings={Proceedings of the U-Go Healthy International Conference, U-Go Healthy 2020, 29 March 2020, Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={U-GO HEALTHY}, year={2022}, month={9}, keywords={central obesity female students fruit and vegetable consumption pattern mental emotional state nutritiona status physical activity}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314991} }- Kartika Pibriyanti
Fathimah Fathimah
Susi Nurohmi
Safira Kholifatul Ummah
Year: 2022
Risk Factors Of Central Obesity Among Female Students
U-GO HEALTHY
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314991
Abstract
Central obesity is an excessive fat in abdominal cavity, wrapping around abdominal organs and considered as risk factor for several chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, gallstones, pulmonary disoder, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Several factors, like low physical activity, mental emotional, less consumption of fruits and can cause obesity. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for obesity in female college students. This research used case control design and purposive sampling technique. Subjects participated in this research were 94 female students classified as normal and central obesity. Statistical analysis used Chi Square test to analyze correlation between variables. The results showed that risk factors for obesity were vegetable consumption patterns (p = 0,000; OR = 7.71) and fruit consumption patterns (p = 0.002; OR = 3.71). Nutritional knowledge (p = 0.835; OR = 1.09), physical activity (p = 0.748; OR = 0.81), and mental emotional state (p = 0.391; OR = 0.69) were neither related nor a risk factor for central obesity. Low consumption of vegetables and fruits was risk factor for obesity among female students, while nutrition knowledge, physical activity and mental emotional state were not risk factors for obesity among female students.