Nutritional Status and Students Physical Fitness in a Junior High School of Padang

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the nutritional status and physical fitness of students Junior High School No. 15 Padang. This study was descriptive that involved 66 students. To determine the nutritional status of students using the formula BMI = weight / TB and physical fitness using physical fitness test Indonesia (TKJI) and for data analysis is descriptive analysis P = f / n x 100%. The nutritional status of the Junior High School Number 15 Padang students in this study of 66 samples, resulted in : very thin 6,06% (4 students), thin 18,18% (12 students), normal 59,09% (39 students), fat 13,63% (9 students), and obese 3,03% (2 students). While the result of physical fitness analysis of the students in Junior High School Number 15 Padang showed that: 6,06% deficient (4 students), 28,78% low (19 Students), 53,03% medium (35 students), 12,12% well (8 students), and there are in the very well category which is 0%. Keywords—Nutritional status, level of physical fitness