Abstract: The Army is part that is in charge of the defense operations of the Republic of Indonesia in the land Madra. Health is one of the supports in carrying out the defense duties of an Army. The level of health can be determined by nutritional status. One of the assessment of nutritional status is by calculating body mass index (BMI). The disadvantage of measuring BMI is that it cannot measure body fat directly. This study aims to determine the change in army body mass index (BMI) after 10 years of working into the army and body fat mass at this time in members of the Army in KODAM IX / UDAYANA. The study was conducted with a descriptive longitudinal design method. Samples were selected from the population based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were analyzed using a data analysis program on the computer to get the characteristics of the Army in KODAM IX / UDAYANA based on sociodemography, initial BMI, final BMI, percentage of body fat mass, and analysis of initial and final BMI changes. The results of the BMI distribution study showed that at the beginning of the selection the acceptance of the Army all had a normal BMI (100%) and at the end of the BMI when the study was the highest percentage in BMI overweight categories (52%). From the aspect of body fat mass percentage showed the most in the category of obesity (50.4%). Based on the analysis of changes in BMI there was a change in the majority of late BMI into overweight categories at the beginning of BMI normal category (52%).
Keywords: Army, BMI, Body Fat Percentage.
Title: Body Mass Index Changes After 10 Years of Work and Percentage of Body Fat in the Army Members in Kodam IX/ Udayana Denpasar Bali
Author: Felisa Septantriva Purnomo, Gede Ngurah Indraguna Pinatih, Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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