Hubungan lingkar pinggang dengan kadar gula darah pada guru di SMP dan SMA Eben Haezar Manado

Abstract

Abstract: Central obesity that measured by waist circumference as one of metabolic syndrome’s criteria, is one of many risk factor of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Teacher is an occupation which has the risk of high blood glucose and visceral fat accumulation. People with obesity have a tendency to elevation of blood glucose level. The aim of this research is to understand the correlation between waist circumference and blood glucose level on teacher in Eben Haezar junior and senior christian high school Manado. This research is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on September to December 2016. Samples were collected by total sampling method. Research data were analyzed with Spearman Rank Correlation Test. There are 83 research samples which consist of 28 men (33,7%) and 55women (66,7%). Most of teachers experienced central obesity (74,7%) and normal blood glucose level (83,1%). The result of the correlation test between waist circumference and blood glucose level is p-value = 0,9522 and r = -0,00667981. This study found that there is no statistically significant relationship between waist circumference and blood glucose level on teacher in Eben Haezar junior and senior christian high school Manado.

Keywords: waist circumference, blood glucose level, teachers

 

Abstrak: Obesitas sentral yang diukur berdasarkan lingkar pinggang sebagai salah satu kriteria sindroma metabolik merupakan salah satu faktor risiko penyakit metabolik dan kardiovaskular. Guru merupakan pekerjaan yang berisiko mengalami peningkatan kadar gula darah dan penumpukan lemak viseral. Orang dengan obesitas memiliki faktor risiko mengalami peningkatan kadar gula darah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan lingkar pinggang dengan kadar gula darah pada guru di SMP dan SMA Kristen Eben Haezar Manado. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian potong lintang yang dilaksanakan pada bulan September-Desember 2016. Sampel diambil dengan metode total sampling. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan uji korelasi Spearman. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 83 sampel yang terdiri dari 28 sampel pria (33,7%) dan 55 sampel wanita (66,3%). Mayoritas guru mengalami obesitas sentral (74,7%) dan kadar gula darah yang normal (83,1%). Hasil Uji korelasi antara lingkar pinggang dengan kadar gula darah adalah p-value = 0,9522 dan r = -0,00667981. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara lingkar pinggang dengan kadar gula darah pada guru di SMP dan SMA Kristen Eben Haezar Manado.

Kata kunci: lingkar pinggang, kadar gula darah, guru