Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference with Level of Hematocrit among Reproductive’s Women who is lived at River Banks in Urban Village Taman Sari Bandung

Abstract

Anemia is condition with the level of hemoglobin (Hb), hematrocit or number of erythrocyte less than normal. Anemia is general problems that many found enough in public and affected about a quarter of the number of the world population. Anemia occurs in 500 million women age reproductive around the world. Anemia can be caused by deficiencies of micronutrients, acute infections, and hereditary blood disorders. Nutrition anemia is still common in Indonesia. Nutritional status could be calculated using Body Mass Index (BMI) and Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC). Anemia can measured by knowing hematocrit level. The objective of the research is to know about the correlation between body mass indeks and MUAC with level of hematocrit in women with reproductive age who live in river banks in Urban Village Taman Sari Bandung. The research had been conducted with observational analytic and cross sectional approach. Sample size are 75 reproductive’s women, aged between 20-35 years old determined with simple random sampling. The results showed subjects had normal hematrocit (94,70%), normal BMI (62.70%), and MUAC normal (89.30%). Statistical analysis of the association between BMI and anemia (p = 0,19 and p=0,60) and between MUAC and anemia (p = 0,82). In conclusion, there is no statistical significant correlation between IMT and LLA with abnormal level of hematocrit.