KORELASI ANTARA USIA,INDEKS MASSA TUBUH (IMT), KADAR GULA DARAH PUASAPADA KOMUNITAS VEGETARIAN DEWASA DI KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

Vegetarian diet has many benefits, especially in the field of health, such
as, lowering the risk for diabetes mellitus and obesity. Research has also shown
that vegetarians have a body mass index lower than non-vegetarians. However,
high carbohydrate consumption, and several types of vegetarians who still
consume milk in excessive amounts, can contribute to blood glucose levels. This
diet can affect nutritional status too. In addition, age can also affect nutritional
status, by increasing of age, the body composition will be changed and metabolic
rate will be decreased. This study was aimed to determine the correlation between
age, BMI , and fasting blood glucose levels in adult vegetarian community in
Pekanbaru . This is a correlative study with cross sectional design. The data
included the age, type and duration of being a vegetarian, BMI, and fasting blood
glucoselevels . The samples were taken by purposive sampling technique with 32
people who met the inclusions criteria. The results of this study indicate that there
were no different of BMI (p= 0.734), and fasting blood glucose levels ( p = 0.804)
between vegans and non - vegans .This study also showed that there was no
significant correlation between age and fasting blood glucose levels in adult
vegetarian community (r= 0,075; p=0,682). In addition , the results showed that
there was no significant correlation between BMI and fasting blood glucose levels
(p=0.414; r=0.149 ) in the adult vegetarian community. There was no significant
correlation between BMI and fasting blood sugar levels in the vegan group
(p=0.793; r= -0.207 ) and the non- vegan (p=0.394; r=0.184) in adult vegetarian
community in Pekanbaru .
Key words :Vegetarian,Vegan, Non-vegan, Body Mass Index (BMI), FastingBlood
Glucose Levels