Body Mass Index (BMI) Profile of Elementary School Students in East Java 1stPrisca Widiawati 2nd Dinda Arisetya Purwadi 3rd Ulma Erdilanita
Universitas Negeri Malang
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Children in Indonesia are faced with the problem of physical inactivity and gaming addiction, which can lead to obesity and an increase in cases of early-onset diabetes. Overweight in children not only affects physical health, but can also affect psychological and social aspects. Research Objective: This study aims to explore the BMI profile of primary school students in East Java, analyze the factors that influence children^s nutritional status, and provide recommendations regarding efforts to address the problem of obesity in primary school-aged children. Methods: This study is a descriptive quantitative research with a survey approach. The instrument used in this study was the body mass index test. The population in this study were all elementary school students in grades IV, V, VI from 9 elementary schools spread across East Java Province with a total of 1,345 male and female students. Data analysis techniques in this study used quantitative descriptive analysis methods using percentages. Findings/Results: The overall percentage of elementary school students in grades IV, V, VI in East Java with a total of 1,345 students obtained the results of 32.6% of students in the category of severe underweight, 20.6% of students in the category of mild level of underweight, 34.9% of students in the normal category, 4.1% of students in the category of mild level of overweight, and 7.9% of students in the category of severe overweight. Conclusion: The average of the results of the overall analysis of class IV, V, VI students from 9 elementary schools in East Java can be concluded to be in the ^normal^ category.
