Interaction of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index with Age at Menarche

Abstract

Interaction of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index with Age at Menarche Interaksi Aktivitas Fisik dan Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Usia Menarche Filsa P. Anwar 1 , Hilwah Nora 1 , Muhammad Ridwan 2 1 Deaprtemen of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2 Departement of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Faculty of Medicine Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh Abstract Abstrak Objective: To investigate the interaction of physical activity and body mass index with age at menarche in Babun Najah Tujuan: Mengetahui interaksi aktivitas fisik dan indeks massa tubuh dengan usia menarche di Madrasah Tsanawiyah Junior High School. Swasta Babun Najah. Methods: This was a cross sectional study. The sampling technique in this study is non-probability sampling by a total sampling. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan desain penelitian potong lintang. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah pengambilan sampel non probabilitas dengan metode total sampling. Result: The results of the study were processed using the Chi-Square statistical test on 142 samples, obtained p-value = 0.748 (p>0.05) for the relationship between physical activity and age at menarche, p-value = 0.048 (p<0.05) for relationship between body mass index with age at menarche, and p-value > 0.05 for the interaction of physical activity and body mass index with age at menarche. Hasil: Terdapat hubungan antara indeks massa tubuh dengan usia menarche (p-value = 0,048) , tidak terdapat hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan usia menarche (p-value = 0,784) serta tidak terdapat interaksi antara aktivitas fisik dan indeks massa tubuh dengan usia menarche (p-value > 0,05). Conclusions: There is no interaction of physical activity and body mass index with age at menarche in Babun Najah Junior High School. Kesimpulan: Tidak terdapat interaksi aktivitas fisik dan indeks massa tubuh dengan usia menarche si Madrasah Tsanawiyah Swasta Babun Najah. Keywords: body mass index, interaction, menarche age, physical activity. Kata kunci: aktivitas fisik, indeks massa tubuh, , interaksi, usia menarche.