Perbedaan tinggi badan sebelum tidur dan setelah bangun pagi pada masyarakat subetnis Minahasa di Desa Senduk

Abstract

Abstract: Anthropometry is a measurement of certain parts of human body including height. This study was aimed to obtain the difference in height between after waking up in the morning and before going to bed at night among Minahasan sub-ethnic people at Senduk village. This was an analytical study with a cross-sectional design. Sampels were obtained by using purposive sampling method. There were 65 people as subjects. The results showed that the heights after waking up in the morning were longer than the heights before going to bed at night with an average of 1-2 cm for both sexes. The Wilcoxon test showed a significant difference between the heights after waking up in the morning and the heights before going to bed at night (p=0.002 for males and p=0.000 for females). Conclusion: There was a significant difference between the heights after waking up in the morning and the heights before going to bed at night. The heights after waking up in the morning were longer than the heights before going to bed at night.

Keywords: height, after waking up in the morning, before going to bed at night

Abstrak: Antropometri merupakan sebuah alat ukur yang digunakan untuk mengukur bagian-bagian tubuh manusia termasuk tinggi badan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan perbedaan tinggi badan sebelum tidur dan setelah bangun pagi pada sub-etnis Minahasa di Desa Senduk. Jenis penelitian ialah analitik dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel diambil secara purposive sampling sebanyak 65 orang. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan bahwa tinggi badan setelah bangun pagi lebih panjang dibandingkan sebelum tidur malam hari dengan rerata perbedaan 1-2 cm untuk kedua jenis kelamin. Hasil uji Wilcoxon mendapatkan perbedaan bermakna antara tinggi badan setelah bangun pagi dan sebelum tidur (p=0,002 untuk laki-laki dan p=0,000 untuk perempuan). Simpulan: Terdapat perbedaan bermakna antara tinggi badan setelah bangun pagi dan sebelum tidur malam hari. Tinggi badan setelah bangun pagi lebih pendek dibandingkan sebelum tidur malam hari.

Kata kunci: tinggi badan, sebelum tidur malam hari, setelah bangun pagi