Gambaran Kejadian Kegemukan dan Obesitas dan Perbedaan Pola Konsumsi Sumber Karbohidrat pada Usia Dewasa (>18 Tahun) Di Desa Tepus, Yogyakarta dan Kelurahan Cinangka, Jawa Barat Tahun 2012

Abstract

Introduction: World’s occurence of overweight and obesity is increasing, included Indonesia. Overweight and obesity have strong relations with food consumption behaviour. The aim of this study is to observe the prevalence of overweight and obesity and also to see the differences of body mass index, variations and frequency of carbohydrate sources consumption between people in rural (Tepus, Wonosari, Yogyakarta) and urban (Cinangka, Depok, West Java).

Methods: Variable of this study consists of carbohydrate consumption patterns (variation, amount and frequency) which gathered by 24-hour recall also food frequency questionnaire and body mass index (kg/m2) as an indicator to determine the status of overweight and obesity. Bivariate data analysis using t-test for two independent samples, in order to know the differences between the prevalence in rural dan urban. Total samples are 58 people, each population represent by 29 respondents. Study result shows that the percentage of overweight and obesity in urban population (27.6%) greater than rural (17. 2%).

Result: As the result, body mass index average (p=0.006) and frequency of starchy tubers and its derivative products consumption (p=0.007) show significant differences between people in urban and rural.

Conclusion: Urban areas have a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity (27.6%) than rural areas (17.2%). The body mass index of research participants in rural and urban settings differs significantly (P = 0.006), with the average body mass index in urban areas being higher.