Abstract
Background: Teenagers, especially femalearesusceptible to problems related to malnutrition such as Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED).
 Objective: To determine the characteristics of nutritional status based on age, weight, height, arm circumference, and Body Mass index (BMI) in X and XI grade students at SMAN 1 Depok, Sleman District, Yogyakarta.
 Method: The study was an observational study with cross-sectional approach. Measurement used a digital scale, mikrotoise, and upper arm circumference tape. Subjects in this study were 250 female teenagers. Descriptivequantitative analysis was employed for data with numerical/continuous scale (ratio and interval). Results: The majority of female teenagers aged between 14-18 years (mean= 16yo). The meanweight was 50.58 kg, the meanheightwas 155.65 cm, and the mean size of the upper-arm circumference was 24.9 cm. The measurement showed the mean BMI was 20.9 kg/m2. Ten percent of students were categorized as severeunderweight (severe CED) and 7.2% were in the obesecategory. Measurement of nutritional status with upper-arm circumference showed 33.6% female teenagerswere at risk of CED.
 Conclusion: There were female teenagerswho had problems with nutritional status (severe underweight and obese). Upper-arm circumference measurement results showed 33.6% of teenagers were at risk of CED.
 Keyword: Nutritional status, BMI, upper-arm circumference, CED
Highlights
femalearesusceptible to problems related to malnutrition such as Chronic Energy Deficiency
determine the characteristics of nutritional status based on age
The study was an observational study with cross-sectional approach
Summary
Tabel 3 menunjukkan hasil analisis data nilai IMT responden. Nilai IMT responden tertinggi adalah 38.23 Kg/m2. Hasil estimasi interval dapat disimpulkan 95% diyakini ratarata nilai IMT siswi di SMAN 1 Depok tahun 2014 adalah antara 20.43 Kg/m2 sampai dengan 21.35 Kg/m2
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