Kontribusi makanan jajan dan aktivitas fisik terhadap kejadian obesitas pada remaja di kota Semarang

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of adolescents obesity increased in Indonesia. Increasing of prosperity is correlated with changes in lifestyle. Adolescents are interseted of eating street foods outside and lack of physical activity. Objective: To determine the contribution of snack foods and physical activity into adolescents obesity in Semarang Methods: This study was an observational study with case-control design (1: 1). Simple random sampling was conducted after screening of nutritional status. A number of 148 adolescents aged 12-15 years became subjects. Determination of obesity based on BMI percentile by age > 95 percentile. Dietary intake of western fast foods, street foods and physical activity was obtained through a structured questionnaire interviewed. Chi square test was performed to analyzed association between dependent and independent variables. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the most influential variables on adolescents obesity. Results: There is a significant association between dietary western fast foods, local street foods and physical activity levels into adolescents obesity (P 300 kcal and light physical activity contributed 3.2 times and 5.1 times into adolescents obesity. Conclusion: Street foods > 300 kcal and light physical activity contributed to adolescent obesity.