Perilaku Makan dan Aktivitas Sedentari pada Remaja Gizi Lebih di SMP Negeri 4 Kota Samarinda: Study Cross-Sectional

Abstract

Nutrition is more of an imbalance of energy intake with low energy expenditure or physical activity. Nutrition greatly affects the nutritional and health conditions of adolescents in the future or as adults. To analyze the relationship between eating behavior and sedentary activity in overnutrition adolescents at junior high school 4 Samarinda City. This study used a cross sectional design, with research subjects as many as 424 students (295 students with normal nutrition and 129 students with overnutrition). Taking the subject with purposive sampling method. Collecting data using a questionnaire on eating behavior and sedentary activity. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square, Mann Whitney and Spearman statistical tests. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between eating behavior (p = 0.047) and sedentary activity (p = 0.336) in overnutrition adolescents. Insufficient eating behavior and high sedentary activity are associated with overnutrition. Adolescents should pay more attention to the selection of healthy foods and balanced nutrition and increase physical activity.