Sedentary Behavior, Macronutrient Consumption Levels and Children's Nutritional Status Post Covid-19 Pandemic at SMP Negeri 5 Mengwi

Abstract

Background: Nutritional status is influenced by food consumption and physical activity of a person. Sedentary activity is the behavior of a person sitting or lying down in daily life excluding sleeping. School-age children tend to prefer sedentary activities such as playing on computers and smartphones. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sedentary activity and the level of consumption of macronutrients with the nutritional status of students in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic at Junior High School 5 Mengwi.
 Method: The type of research used is Observational analytic with a Cross-Sectional design and using the Simple Random Sampling technique with a total of 90 people. The data was collected by interview and measurement methods. Data is presented with frequency tables and cross tables. 
 Result: The results of the Spearman rank analysis test showed that there was a significant relationship between nutritional status and sedentary activity (p=0.000, r=0.63). Furthermore, with the same test, the result that there was a relationship between the level of energy consumption and nutritional status (p=0.000, r=0.659), there was a relationship between the level of carbohydrate consumption and nutritional status (p= 0.000, r =0.427). Furthermore, that there was no relationship between the level of protein consumption and nutritional status (p =0.0619, r =0.053) and then, that there was a relationship between the level of fat consumption and nutritional status (p= 0.001, r =0.338).
 Conclusion: Sedentary activity and the level of consumption of energy, carbohydrates and fats are strong variables that affect the nutritional status of school children.