Indonesian Javanese Research Articles

The Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3 in Javanese Indonesian Population

Polymorphisms of CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3 affect the pharmacokinetic profile of various drugs, e.g., fentanyl, tacrolimus, diltiazem, simvastatin. Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain (ARMS-PCR) is a simple and economical method for SNP determination. The polymorphisms in the CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3 genes have not yet been examined using this method in Javanese Indonesian. Our aim was to determine the frequency of polymorphisms in the CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3 genes in Indonesian Javanese using the ARMS-PCR method. Eighty-six patients at the Kalasan Community Health Centre in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, were chosen based on the inclusion criteria, which is Javanese ancestry. They gave their informed consent to blood collection by completing a form. Genetic variants were detected using Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain (ARMS-PCR). The chi-square test was used to determine genotype deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, with a significant threshold of 0.05. For homozygous wild types, CYP3A4 *1/*1 dominated overall among study participants (73.35%), whereas for CYP3A5*3/*3, homozygous mutants were more prevalent (83.72%). Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is consistent with genotype frequencies (p > 0.005). One participant carried a homozygous mutation for both CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3, while the other 49 subjects were heterozygous for CYP3A4*1G and homozygous mutant for CYP3A5*3, which is the highest number of SNP combinations. The findings of the current investigation demonstrate that the population has the highest proportion of homozygous CYP3A4*1G wild-types (CYP3A4*1/*1) and homozygous mutants for CYP3A5*3 (CYP3A5*3/*3)

Characteristics of Metformin Transporter Coding Gene (SLC22A1 rs628031 and SLC47A1 rs2289669) in Healthy Indonesian Subject

Background: Metformin might be a first therapy for Type 2 diabetes; however, it had a lot of variation in glycemic response. Objective: to analyze the frequency of minor alleles of the OCT1 coding gene (SLC22A1 rs628031) and MATE1 coding gene (SLC47A1 rs2289669) as well as the genotypic variation of the interaction of these two genetic polymorphisms in healthy subjects of Indonesia. Material and Methods: Through inclusion criteria, the study employed an observational descriptive technique with 70 Indonesian Javanese healthy individuals. Subject health information was obtained from the complete blood routine test, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase/ serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGOT/SGPT), complete urine test, and serum creatinine tests. All data were compared to the normal range. Results: The finding shows that the minor allele frequency on SLC22A1 rs628031 A>G and SLC47A1 rs2289669 G>A respectively at 53% and 36%. There are four SLC22A1 rs628031 and SLC47A1 rs2289669 genetic polymorphism interactions; 16 Wt/Wt (16.75%), 24 Wt/M (25%), 32 M/Wt (33.3%) and 24 M/M (25%). The discovery demonstrates that such minor allele frequencies of the SLC22A1 rs628031 OCT1 and SLC47A1 rs2289669 MATE1 genes in healthy Indonesian subjects are relatively high. The SLC22A1 rs628031 A>G and SLC47A1 rs2289669 G>A respectively at 53% and 36%, almost the same as the minor allele frequencies found in several other Asian countries eg. India, Japan, and China. Conclusions: OCT1 coding genes (SLC22A1 rs628031 A>G) were found more dominant than MATE1 coding genes (SLC47A1 rs2289669 G>A) and both alleles are relatively high in healthy subjects of Indonesia, which can be used as information to explore the consequences of different genes' interactions on the Indonesian pharmacokinetic properties, and the efficacy variations of metformin in Type2 DM patients.

Spatial identification of lost-and-found carbon hotspots at Javanese rice systems, Indonesia

CONTEXTAgricultural landscapes play a crucial role in global carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation. The presence of trees outside forests has been recognized as a significant carbon pool, but it is crucial to acknowledge that these trees serve purposes beyond being a carbon sink. This study focuses on integrating border trees and home gardens as distinct land use classes in Indonesian Javanese agricultural land to assess their impact on carbon stock potential and biodiversity connections. OBJECTIVEThe objective is to classify and quantify the tree composition of these classes, estimate their carbon stock potential, analyze plant species diversity, and identify the ecological connections between home gardens and field borders. METHODSTo achieve this, high-resolution multispectral and Synthetic Aperture Radar images were used from four sampling areas covering 100 km2 each in Lamongan and Malang districts, East Java, Indonesia, for land cover/land use mapping. The land use function method was used to identify border trees and home gardens as separate land use classes. Carbon stock potential was estimated based on tree cover composition, while plant species diversity was analyzed through field surveys and farmer focus group discussions. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONSCrops with border trees cover approximately 28% to 48% of the cropland area in the study sites, while home gardens represent about 74% to 85% of the settlement area. This suggests a potential to double tree presence in these sites by adopting border trees and home gardens practices across the entire area. The median tree cover ratio was around 27% for border trees and 33% for home gardens. This stratification approach identified 31% to 50% more carbon stock compared to calculations using standard classes. Furthermore, home gardens and border trees show a positive correlation with species richness, indicating their role as keepers of biodiversity. Therefore, home gardens and border trees could serve as a sustainability indicator for agricultural land in the Javanese farm system. SIGNIFICANCEThis research contributes to sustainable agricultural practices and climate change mitigation. The stratification approach of identifying border trees and home gardens offers a cost-effective approach for the better computation of carbon stock and can lead to effective land use policies and conservation measures that promote ecological resilience. The study provides valuable insights for similar agricultural contexts worldwide, guiding efforts toward a more sustainable agricultural future.

Psychometric properties of dyadic data from the Marital Quality Scale of Indonesian Javanese couples

BackgroundResearchers have demonstrated that various measurement concepts and dimensions depend on context and timing.ObjectivesThe current study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Javanese couples’ marital quality scale based on validity and reliabilityMethodsIn total 840 participants or 420 marital dyad from Java, Indonesia, were involved in this study. The psychometrics properties scale was analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant analysis, and composite reliability.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis found relationship quality to consist of support, physical proximity, warmth, communication, acceptance and respect, role sharing, and responsibility factors. Well-being quality consists of happiness, harmony, and problem-solving. The fit of the measurement model was obtained using confirmatory factor analysis. The fit model was also found in the husband’s and wife’s groups, with no differences between them. The high correlations between wife-husband factors also proved the validity based on convergent and discriminant evidence. The reliability coefficient was high for each dimension and construct.DiscussionThis analysis shows that the marital quality scale developed has information on psychometric properties that can be useful for researchers and the practicians using the marital quality instrument of Javanese couples in particular.

Indonesian Javanese Cosmology and its Transformation in Social Tradition and Built Environment

The research focuses on how the teaching of different faiths was blended into Javanese-Nusantara culture and has created a culture with a peaceful and moderate Islamic image that is different from radical Islam which has generated Is-lamic phobias in many countries. This research examines how Javanese cosmology (syncretism of Hindu - Buddha - Islam) had been translated in social space and built-environment. The second is to describe how the system in Java successfully harmonized different faiths into Javanese culture. This study was a purposeful qualitative study that focused on traditional communities and two prominent existing Kingdoms of Surakarta and Yogyakarta in Java. Observation, in-depth interviews, and reviews on literature and documents of classical authors in Islamic Sufism were conducted to collect and compile data. The results show that the cultural process of Javanese prefers similarities rather than emphasizing differences between faiths. Converting faith from Hindu or Buddha to Islam did not necessarily cause conflicts and hostilities. The study underlined that the Javanese’s understanding of cosmology at the micro and macro level, orientation or qiblah, and spiritual axis found similar mystical knowledge between Islam and the pre-Islam (Hindu-Buddha). This syncretism process created Kejawen culture and moderate Islam in Nusantara. Islam Nusantara is recently used as a paradigm by the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia

Analysis Of The Importance Gender Equality In The “Kartini” Movie By Hanung Bramantyo

This film is based on a true story about the hero of Indonesian women's emancipation named Kartini who was given the noble title of Raden Ajeng Kartini. Kartini grew up watching her mother, Ngashira, become an outcast and considered a maid because she had no royal blood. Kartini fought for the right to education for everyone, especially women. This film is a journey of Kartini, a character who struggles against tradition and even her family to fight for the equal rights of all Indonesian people. From film Raden Ajeng Kartini, the researcher aims to analyze the importance of gender equality in Indonesian society at that time. The use of the method applied in the analysis of the Kartini film is a qualitative method, the researcher chose the qualitative method because it focuses more on the historical process and meaning of this film. In the past, Indonesian people were very thick with Indonesian Javanese culture, so residents had to obey these rules, otherwise it would be considered strange. Therefore, this study concludes that the end result is that gender equality is very important for the social environment, women can also become successful and independent people without leaving customs and culture.

The coming and going of "come" and "go"; Multi-verb directional motion constructions in Surinamese Javanese

This article examines multi-verb directional motion constructions in Surinamese Javanese, a heritage language undergoing structural influence from Dutch and Sranantongo. These are constructions which express ‘direction away’ by means of a V2 lunga ‘go away’. They are more frequent – and used with more different V1s – than in Indonesian Javanese, the baseline. The frequency change is a pattern change, a result of cross-linguistic transfer from Sranantongo, in which multi-verb constructions to express ‘direction away’ are very frequent. The extension of the usage contexts to more V1s is a form of semantic extension, and it is the first stage of contact-induced grammaticalization. This is caused by entrenchment of the schema motion verb + away, which exists in both Dutch and Sranantongo. The meaning of the constructions is also changing: whereas in Indonesian Javanese the directional element never refers to the causee alone, it frequently does in Surinamese Javanese. Finally, some preliminary observations are made with respect to the possible development of a parallel construction expressing ‘direction towards’ with V2 teka ‘come’, modeled on the Sranantongo multi-verb constructions with V2 kon ‘come’.

Novel mutations of epidermolysis bullosa identified using whole-exome sequencing in Indonesian Javanese patients.

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited blistering skin diseases known to have heterogenicity of phenotypes and genotypes. There are four main types of EB: simplex, junctional, dystrophic, and Kindler syndrome, which are further classified into 34 distinct subtypes. Twenty different gene mutations are responsible for the loss of function and integrity of the basal membrane zone. In limited-resource settings such as Indonesia, diagnoses of hereditary skin disease often rely on clinical features. This limitation was managed by using the Clinical Diagnostic Matrix EB for clinical diagnosis support and whole-exome sequencing for genetic analysis. This study is the first whole-exome sequencing analysis of Javanese Indonesian patients with EB. The genetic analysis from four patients with EB identified all novel mutations unreported in the dbSNP database. There are Kindler syndrome with FERMT1 frameshift mutation in exon 4, at c.388A (p.I130fs), which causes truncated protein; junctional EB generalized intermediate (JEB-GI) subtype with missense mutation at LAMB3 gene position c.A962C (p.H321P); and recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB) a missense mutation at COL7A1 gene position c.G5000T (p.G1667V). The whole-exome sequencing was further verified by Sanger sequencing. The new mutations' finding is possibly due to the limited genetic database in the Malayo-Polynesian ethnic group. Indonesia has hundreds of ethnic groups, and the Javanese is the largest ethnic group that populates Indonesia. Genetic data of these ethnic groups is important to be established in the international genetic database. This combination of clinical diagnostic and genetic analysis tools with whole-exome sequencing confirmed the challenging diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa.

Etnis Tionghoa dan Jawa : Cara Pandang Mereka dalam Mempersiapkan Suksesor Bisnis Keluarga

This study aims to examine the difference attitude between Indonesian Chinese and Indonesian Javanese in term of family business successor planning.. Sample used in this researh is came from Javanese and Indonesian Chinese businessman in Semarang. Data retrieval is done by using open-ended questionnaire, and being processed by SPSS ver 19.. The results of the study show that there is a significant difference between Indonesian Javanese and Indonesian Chinese in case of the way they prepare their family business successor.

The Dental Traits of Indonesian Javanese

This study describes the dental crown morphology of 91 Javanese of known sex and age, in Surabaya, East Java. The purpose was to explore the dental morphology in the area of East Java, especially in Surabaya. I scored a battery of three dozen dental traits on the permanent dentition (sexes pooled). Comparisons of the trait frequencies show that this Javanese sample does not exhibit a classic combination either of the Sinodont or Sundadont dental patterns. Instead, it represents some features of each, and this probably is due to the millennia of human migrations through this region.

Expression of CYP2A6, KIF12, and SULT1C1 in liver of sheep with divergent sheepmeat flavour and odour

The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of some of the key enzymes involved in liver sample of sheep with high and low sheepmeat flavour and odour. The study was conducted with Indonesian Javanese fat tailed sheep. Sheep having a fat branched chain fatty acids 4-methylnonanoic (MNA) greater and less than 215 μg g-1 and 229 will be defined as low and sheep meat odour, respectively. For the flavour, sheep having a fat skatole level less than 0.25 μg g-1 and greater than 0.25 μg g-1 will be defined as low and high flavour samples, respectively. The enzymes investigated were cytochrome P450 2A13 (CYP2A6), kinesin-like protein KIF12 (KIF12), and sulfotransferase 1C1 (SULT1C1). Expression of CYP2A6 in liver had differ between animals with high and low sheep meat flavour. Expression of CYP2A6, which catalyses the first stage of oxidation degradation, was increased in high sheep meat flavour and odour (P > 0.05). Similar pattern, the expression of SULT1C1, which catalyse the second stage of conjugation steroid catabolism, was increase in high sheep meat flavour and odour (P > 0.05). In contrast, the expression of KIF12 was decreased in high sheep meat flavour and odour animals. It is suggested that accumulation sheep meat flavour and odour in liver tissue of Indonesian Javanese fat tailed might be related to a high rate of oxidation in metabolic stage I and conjugation degradation in metabolic stage II.

The expression of location and space in Surinamese and Indonesian Javanese

This paper examines the influence of language contact and multilingualism on the expression of location and space in the heritage variety of Javanese spoken in Suriname. Alongside Javanese, this community also speaks Sranantongo and Dutch. It is found that Surinamese speakers tend to use simple locative constructions more frequently than baseline speakers, at the expense of complex constructions. It is shown that the individual speaker variables age, generation, place of residence, and network play a role in explaining the usage of simple versus complex locative constructions in Surinamese Javanese: the more language contact speakers experience, the more they will use simple constructions at the cost of complex ones.

Hormonal contraceptive use as risk factor for breast cancer in young Javanese women

Previous study from 351 Indonesian women shown that they had breast cancers at younger age compared with western. In this study we investigate role of hormonal contraceptive as risk factor for Indonesian Javanese young breast cancer cases. However, the presence different life style between ethnic alter their risk as causal factors across populations. Diagnostic and prognostic study findings, including breast cancer prediction rules, must therefore be validated in Asian women. We undertook case-control study to determine population-based distributions of breast cancer among young Javanese people, one of the largest populations in Indonesia (Southeast Asia). A total of 500 women diagnosed with breast cancer participated in this study, divided in to two group young (less 40 years old) and mature breast cancer. Data for hormonal contraceptive, clinico-pathological characteristics and other risk factors were collected. We found that young Javanese women who use hormonal contraceptive for more than 10 years had a 4,67 fold increased risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in young age (p<0,01). We didn’t found any differences between this two groups in menarche and parity. Interestingly for Javanese women who breast feeding more than 18 months increase 1,74 fold increased risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in young age (p<0,01).

An Analysis of Language Code Used by the Cross- Married Couples, Banjarese- Javanese Ethnics: A Case Study in South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

This research aims to describe the use of language code applied by the participants and to find out the factors influencing the choice of language codes. This research is qualitative research that describe the use of language code in the cross married couples. The data are taken from the discourses about language code phenomena dealing with the cross- married couples, Banjarese- Javanese ethnics in Tanah Laut regency South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The conversations occur in the family and social life such as between a husband and a wife, a father and his son/daughter, a mother and her son/daughter, a husband and his friends, a wife and her neighbor, and so on. There are 23 data observed and recoded by the researcher based on a certain criteria. Tanah Laut regency is chosen as a purposive sample where this regency has many different ethnics so that they do cross cultural marriage for example between Banjarese- Javanese ethnics. Findings reveal that mostly the cross married couple used code mixing and code switching in their conversation of daily activities. Code mixing is uttered by Javanese father or mother to their children. Mixed codes are used namely Banjarese+Javanese+Indonesian. Meanwhile, code switching occurs when there is another factor or a new participant who join in the discourse. The codes change from Banjarese to Indonesian codes or Javanese to Indonesian codes due to new participant who involve himself/herself in the dialogue. The influential factors are situational factors, the environment (neighborhood), relative status, and ethnicity. Keywords : Language codes, Cross- married couples, Banjarese and Javanese ethics, Dialects

Human Leukocyte Antigen-E Alleles are Associated with Hepatitis C Virus, Torque Teno Virus, and Toxoplasma Co-infections but are not Associated with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis D Virus, and GB Virus C Co-infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients.

Context:Data regarding the distribution of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-E alleles and their association with blood-borne pathogen infections/co-infections are limited for many populations, including Indonesia.Aims:The aim of this study was to analyze the association between HLA-E allelic variants and infection with blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), torque teno virus (TTV), GB virus C (GBV-C), and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in Indonesian Javanese human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients.Settings and Design:A total of 320 anti-HIV-positive blood samples were analyzed for HBV, HCV, HDV, TTV, GBV-C, and T. gondii infection status and its association with HLA-E allelic variants.Materials and Methods:Nucleic acid was extracted from plasma samples and used for the molecular detection of HBV DNA, HCV RNA, HDV RNA, TTV DNA, and GBV-C RNA, whereas hepatitis B surface antigen, anti-HCV, immunoglobulin M and G (IgM and IgG) anti-T. gondii were detected through serological testing. The blood samples were genotyped for HLA-E loci using a sequence-specific primer-polymerase chain reaction.Statistical Analysis Used:Either the Chi-square or Fisher's exact test was performed to analyze the frequency of HLA-E alleles and blood-borne pathogen infections in the population. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to measure the association between the antibodies found and the participants’ possible risk behaviors. A logistic regression analysis was used to assess the associations.Results:HLA-E*101/0101 was associated with HCV/TTV co-infection (adjusted OR [aOR]: 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.156-10.734; P = 0.027) and IgM/IgG anti-Toxo positivity (aOR: 27.0; 95% CI: 3.626-200.472; P = 0.001). HLA-E*103/0103 was associated with TTV co-infection (aOR: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.509-4.796; P = 0.001).Conclusions:HLA-E alleles in Indonesian Javanese HIV patients were found to be associated with HCV, TTV, and toxoplasma co-infections.

Human Leukocyte Antigen-G (HLA-G) 14-bp deletion polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of pulmonary fibrosis in Indonesian Javanese patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Background: Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a nonclassical HLA class I antigen with immunomodulatory activity that usually inhibits immune responses. The role of the HLA-G polymorphism in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is unknown. Objectives: To analyze clinical data from Indonesian Javanese patients with MDR-TB to find an association between the HLA-G polymorphism and MDR-TB. Methods: Fifty-seven Indonesian Javanese patients with MDR-TB were enrolled and monitored from May 2012 to Jan 2014. Non-TB individuals and non-MDR-TB individuals were recruited as controls. The HLA-G polymorphism status of each patient was determined by polymerase chain reaction. Patient clinical data were analyzed against polymorphism status. The presence of an association was estimated with an odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) calculated via logistic regression. Results: Nineteen (33.3%), 30 (52.6%), and 8 (14.1%) MDR-TB patient participants carried a homozygous deletion (D/D), heterozygous deletion (I/D), and homozygous insertion (I/I) genotypes, respectively. Among control participants, D/D genotype carriers less frequently had a history of TB infection (OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.179-0.981, P = 0.043). The deletion allele for MDR-TB patients was associated with a decreased likelihood of developing pulmonary fibrosis (adjusted OR 0.1, 95% CI 0.014-0.639, P = 0.016). Conclusions: D/D genotype carriers are less susceptible to TB, and MDR-TB patients with a deletion allele are less likely to develop pulmonary fibrosis. Keywords: HLA-G, Indonesia, MDR-TB, polymorphism, tuberculosis

A novel filaggrin gene mutation 7487delC in an Indonesian (Javanese) patient with atopic dermatitis

A novel filaggrin gene mutation 7487delC in an Indonesian (Javanese) patient with atopic dermatitis

The -1082 A allele of the interleukin-10 single nucleotide polymorphism -1082 G/A is associated with hepatitis virus co-infection in Indonesian Javanese HIV patients

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the distribution of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position -1082 of the proximal promoter region of the interleukin (IL)-10 gene and its association with hepatitis virus co-infection in Indonesian Javanese human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 156 Indonesian Javanese HIV-infected patients; tested with serological and molecular assays for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis D virus (HDV); and subjected to SNP -1082 G/A polymorphism analysis. Results: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) (+)/HBV DNA (+), HBsAg (-)/HBV DNA (+), anti-HCV antibodies (+)/HCV RNA (+), and anti-HCV antibodies (-)/HCV RNA (+) were detected from all of HIV-infected individuals at rates of 3.8% (6/156), 0.6% (1/156), 16.0% (25/156), and 11.5% (18/156), respectively. The frequencies of -1082 GG, -1082 GA, and -1082 AA were 14.7% (23/156), 60.3% (94/156), and 25% (39/156), respectively. HBV co-infection was found only in -1082 A allele carriers, and these patients also showed higher rates of HCV co-infection (odds ratio: 2.24, 95% confidence interval: 1.22–4.10, P=0.009).

Visceral fat with its risk factors amongst the Indonesian Javanese elderly

Direct and indirect risk factors are implied in increased elders’ visceral fat level, namely socio-economic, gender, age, workload, physical activities and eating pattern. The aim ofstudy was to get the information on visceral fat level and its risk factors amongst TheIndonesian Javanese elderly. A total of 812 elder’s (517 women and 295 men) participated in the cross sectional study. Results showed that 12.8% of respondents with high level of visceral fat and 26.7% almost reach high level. Rural and urban areas, educational background, workload when aged 25 and 55 years, and physical activities aged 25 and 55 years had significant correlation with the visceral fat. Body Mass Index (BMI), weight, and height had a significant association with the visceral fat whereas the highest on the BMI (r = 0.896). A decreased visceral fat pattern following reduced weight and height according to sex. Mild physical workload aged 55 years had the opportunity of 2.29 times greater than those who had the heavy workload level at the same age. Nutrition education for elderly should include advice to increase physical activity in order to reduce high level of visceral fat. Key words: Visceral fat, risk factors, elderly, physical activity, workload.

Predictive equations for estimation of stature from knee height, arm span, and sitting height in Indonesian Javanese elderly people

The purpose of this study was to develop the predictive equations for estimation of stature, using knee height, arm span and sitting height in Indonesian Javanese elderly people. Eight-hundred and twelve healthy elderly people (295 men and 517 women) participated in this cross sectional study. Standing height, weight, knee height, arm span and sitting height were measured. The Chumlea and Eleanor equations were validated in this study. The first equation showed that the mean difference of predicted height compared to actual height in men was 2.78 and 4.90 cm in women. The second equation revealed that the value of difference in men was 2.87 cm and in women was 13.26 cm. Arm span showed the highest correlation with standing height on men (r = 0.815) and women (r = 0.754). Aging was associated with decreased mean of height, weight, arm span and sitting height, but not on knee height in the two sexes. Arm span has the highest validity to predict stature on healthy Javanese elderly people. The correlation coefficient of arm span to actual height was larger on men than women. Stature of Indonesian Javanese elderly people can be estimated by the regression model from the three predictors developed in the study. Key words: Elderly, knee height, arm span, sitting height, Chumlea, Eleanor.