HUBUNGAN AKTIVITAS FISIK TERHADAP INDEKS MASSA TUBUH PADA MAHASISWA /I FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN ABULYATAMA

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Abstract: Physical activity is an activity performed by a person starting from the morning wake up to sleepagain night. Physical activity means that here we use muscle or frame to move the body. Body Mass Index(IMT) is an easy way to describe obesity and overweight describes the height with body fat mass, but it is alsoimportant to identify obese patients who are at risk of medical complications. The purpose of this research is toknow is there any relation of Physical Activity to Body Mass Index of student of Abulyatama medical force2014. This research type is analytical descriptive with cross-sectional approach. This research was conductedstarting on June 2017, by using simple random sampling technique. The analysis used is chi-square. Based onthe results of the study it was found that of the 56 respondents most of the women (87.5%), and the age ofmajority 21 years (91.1%), weight 50-60 kg (51.8%), while the height is mostly 150-160 cm (67.9% ). Most ofthe Physical Activity is Light (58.9%). Most of the Body Mass Index is Normal Weight (85.7%). From theresults of Chi Square analysis p value = 0.039 which means there is a significant relationship betweenPhysical Activity with Body Mass Index on Students / i Faculty of Medicine, University of Abulyatama Force2014. From the results of this study is expected to students to keep organizing physical activity to realize Theoccurrence of body mass index abnormalities.