ANGKA KEJADIAN OBESITAS SENTRAL PADA MASYARAKAT KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

Obesity has become a big problem in the world mostly known as
globesity. Central obesity can cause degenerative diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer. This research informed the
incidence of central obesity in Pekanbaru community. Descriptive cross sectional
study method was used in this research and two hundred sixty people were involved.
Determination of central obesity in this research used waist circumference
methode. In which waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 in woman were
categorized as central obesity . The result shows 165 people with central obesity
(63,4%). The insidence of central obesity in Pekanbaru community was higher in
woman (55%), age > 60 years old (79,1%), high education (65,9%) and housewife
(77,3%).
Key word : Obesity, Central obesity, Pekanbaru city.