Determinan Indeks Massa Tubuh Remaja Putri di Kota Bukit Tinggi Tahun 2006

In Indonesia, in period of 1999-2003, abot 35%-40% women in productive age of 15-19 are at risk of Chronic Energy Deficiency because of insufficient consumption of energy. This research is aimed at obtaining the description of nutritional status of girls in Bukittinggi and factors related to it. The research that was conductec in period of February tol March 2006 used the design of cross sectional. The study population is the girls studied are represented by the third-grade female students of senior high schools of 16-18 who are categorized as a late teenager who is very close to pregnant period. The sample consist of 156 female student that was selected by systematic random sampling at 11 schools. The results show that the BMI of the girls is 20,69 kg/m2 ± 2,63 on average. The proportion of students having BMI<18,5 kg/m2 is 19,9% all of which is distributed to 14,1% of light level of malnutrition and 5,8% for heavy level of malnutrition. Intake per day is 1694 calorie on average with protein contributed to intake is 11,8%, fat 26,7%, dan carbohydrat 58,7%. Intake energy compared with Recommended Dietary Allowence (RDA) are total energy consumption 77%, protein 93,6%, lemak 65,3%, and carbohydrat 84,7%. There is a significant relation between energy consumption, eating habit, body image by BMI. Variable energy consumption is the dominant variable influencing BMI. Key words: BMI, chronic energy deficiency, teenagers