Analyzing Factors Associated with Blood Glucose Levels on Female Islamic Student (Santriwati) at Syaichona Cholil 2 Islamic Boarding School in Bangkalan Regency

Abstract

. This is a cross sectional study that aims to analyze the factors associated with blood glucose levels on teenage women. The researcher selected 77 female Islamic students (Santriwati) at the Syaichona Cholil 2 Islamic Boarding School as the respondents by using simple random sampling. The Data were collected by interviews, observations, and measurements which conducted on October 2019. The research variables were the education level, blood pressure status, instant drink consumption, nutritional status, and physical activity which were analyzed by using Correlation Rank Spearman with significance α = 0.05. The results showed that factors related to blood glucose levels are blood pressure status (p = 0.035) and physical activity (p = 0.023); while the level of education (p = 0.571), instant drink consumption (p = 0.955), and nutritional status (p = 0.159) are not associated with blood glucose level. The school suppose to conduct blood glucose screening test on teenagers for early detection of at-risk teenagers.