GAMBARAN STATUS GIZI BERDASARKAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH DAN LINGKAR LENGAN ATAS PADA MAHASISWA PRODI GIZI UNIVERSITAS SIPATOKKONG MAMBO TAHUN 2024

Abstract

Abstract. The importance of nutrients for life makes it necessary for someone to achieve balanced nutrition. The nutrients consumed can affect a person's nutritional status. Nutritional problems are a condition that is often a worrying and disturbing threat and has even become a major challenge for global nutrition and health. Students are said to be a group that is vulnerable to experiencing nutritional problems (triple burden of malnutrition). Difficulty in fulfilling balanced nutritious food due to busyness with assignments and campus activities. In fact, nutritious food intake has been proven to have an effect on focus and concentration in learning. The aim of this research is to determine the nutritional status based on body mass index and mid upper arm circumference in nutrition program students Sipatokkong Mambo University. The sampling technique is using a saturated sampling technique (total sampling). The samples used in this research were 20 samples who were 4th semester Nutrition Study Program students. The research instruments used were a guide to measuring nutritional status using the anthropometric method, a questionnaire sheet containing measurement results data including BB, TB, LiLA. The tools used in measuring weight, height, and mid upper arm circumference re digital scales, microtoises, and measuring tape. Data analysis using univariate tests was carried out to see the frequency distribution of the variables studied and the crosstabs test to determine the proportions between variables. Based on the research results, it shows that the age of the respondents ranged from 19 – 22 years, 4 people were wasting, 12 people had normal nutritional status, 1 person was overweight, 3 people were obese, then 7 people were at risk of chronic energy deficiency, and 13 people were not at risk of chronic energy deficiency. The conclusion of the research is that students with normal nutritional status and not at risk of chronic energy deficiency are more numerous than students with wasted nutritional status, over-nourished, and at risk of chronic energy deficiency.