COMPARISON OF VEGETARIANS AND NON-VEGETARIANS IN BODY MASS INDEX INDICATORS AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS

Helen Sabatini Simbolon, Yunus Elon

doi:10.70519/jhsr.v1i2.73

Authors

Helen Sabatini Simbolon, Yunus Elon Faculty of Nursing, Indonesian Adventist University, Bandung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70519/jhsr.v1i2.73

Keywords:

Body Mass Index, Cholesterol Levels, Students

Abstract

Background: Nutritional status of adults can be seen simply by using body mass index, and especially nutritional status related to vegetarian and nonvegetarian dietary status.Objective: This study aimed to assess the cholesterol levels and BMI of Adventist University Indonesia students. Methods: Using Spearman's rho test, this research technique is quantitative. There were 60 participants who voluntarily gave their consent. The tool used in this study is a lipid profile (measuring tool for cholesterol levels), Results: the study showed that there was no relationship between gender and BMI. While there is a significant relationship to dietary status and cholesterol levels with a unidirectional positive value (p = .000 r = .578).

References

Access, O. (2021). Open Acces. 02(04), 1094–1097.

Ahnia, S. (2022). The relationship between food intake, physical activity and nutritional status with blood cholesterol levels for pre-elderly and elderly people in the Losari Community Health Center Working Area. Scientific Journal of Nutrition and Health (JIGK), 4(01), 36–44.

Blum, C. B., Levy, R. I., Eisenberg, S., Hall IIIrd, M., Goebel, R. H., & Berman, M. (1977). High density lipoprotein metabolism in man. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 60(4), 795–807. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI108833

Dana, Y. A., & Maharani, H. (2022). Relationship between Body Mass Index and Cholesterol Levels in Kudus Polytechnic Employees and Students. Florona: Health Scientific Journal, 1(1), 1–9.

Febriyanti, N. K., Adiputra, I. N., & Sutadarma, I. W. G. (2017). Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity in Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. Erepo Unud, 831, 1–14.

Khotimah, S. K. (2017). The relationship between fat intake and nutritional status with cholesterol levels at the Posyandu for the Elderly in Sugihan Village, Boyolali. 1–101. http://repository.itspku.ac.id/id/eprint/224

Lathifah Nudhar. (2018). DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS BETWEEN VEGETARIAN AND NONVEGETARIAN GROUPS AT MAHA VIHARA MAITREYA DUTA PALEMBANG (Vol. 6, Issue 1). http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1120700020921110%0Ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.reuma.2018.06.001%0Ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2018.03.044%0Ahttps://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S1063458420300078?token=C039B8B13922A2079230DC9AF11A333E295FCD8

Putri, N. A. (2020). Systematic Review: Influence Factors on Total Cholesterol Levels in Obese Patients in Indonesia.

Ryandini, F. R., & Kristiyawati, P. (2022). The relationship between body mass index and total cholesterol levels in patients with coronary heart disease. Rafflesia Partner Journal, 14(1), 1–10.

Saputri, D. A., & Novitasari, A. (2021). Relationship between consumption patterns and community cholesterol levels in Bandar Lampung City. Science and Application Science Journal Porch, IX(1), 8–22.

Setyaningrum, R. A., N. Susanto, H. Yuningrum, & N. A. P. Wati. (2019). Factors Associated with Hypercholesterolemia in Kopat Hamlet, Karangsari Village, Pengasih District, Kulon Progo Regency, DIY. UNRIYO National Seminar, 1–11. http://prosiding.respati.ac.id/index.php/PSN/article/view/7/4. accessed on April 14 2021.

Shabah, Z. M., & Dhanny, D. R. (2021). Body Perception and Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescent Girls. Muhammadiyah Journal of Nutrition and Food Science (MJNF), 1(2), 48. https://doi.org/10.24853/mjnf.1.2.48-53

Sinurat, R. G., & Elon, Y. (2019). Relationship between BMI and Total Blood Cholesterol Levels in Adult Women. Nurse Journal, 3(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.37771/nj.vol3.iss2.406

Solikin, S., & Muradi, M. (2020). The Relationship Between Cholesterol Levels and the Degree of Hypertension in Hypertensive Patients at the Sungai Jingah Community Health Center. Human Asylum Nursing Journal (Jksi), 5(1), 143–152. https://doi.org/10.51143/jksi.v5i1.230

Suhron, M. 2024. Public Health Epidemiology Research Book. SABDA EDU PRESS.

Zhou, Yang, & Wang. (2020). Based on this research, it was found that there is a relationship between body mass index and cholesterol levels in vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The relationship between body mass index and cholesterol levels. The number of samples studied was 60 students. With the sta test results. File:///C:/Users/VERA/Downloads/ASKEP_AGREGAT_ANAK_and_REMAJA_PRINT.Docx, 21(1), 1–9.