Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents in North Bolaang Mongondow District
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
Abstract: Obesity is currently one of the health problems that attack not only in adulthood but also in adolescence. Based on the Basic Health Research in 2013, North Sulawesi which is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has the highest prevalence in Indonesia. The increase in the prevalence of obesity in the world was accompanied by prevalence elevation of metabolic syndrome events. This study aims to find out the prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in obese adolescents in North Bolaang Mongondow district. This study was a cross-sectional design. Research was started with students screening at high schools in the North Bolaang Mongondow district. The students carried out a brief explanation of the purpose and benefits of the research and the sampling process that would be carried out on the subject. Then a waist circumference measurement was randomly assigned to 1019 students from 7 schools spread across several sub-districts in Bolaang Mongondow district. As many as 52 students who were obese as research samples were measured by blood pressure, anthropometry measurements and laboratory tests for blood sugar and lipid profiles. The prevalence of obesity in adolescents in North Bolaang Mongondow district is 5,1%, prevalence of metabolic syndrome among obese adolescents in North Bolaang Mongondow regency is 15,4%.
Authors and Affiliations
Aaltje E. Manampiring, Joice N. Engka, Shirley E. S Kawengian
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