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Kemampuan motorik kasar siswa sekolah dasar penderita obesitas
Author(s) -
Isti Dwi Puspita Wati,
Woro Kushartanti,
Joko Hadi Susilo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jurnal gizi klinik indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2502-4140
pISSN - 1693-900X
DOI - 10.22146/ijcn.17773
Subject(s) - gross motor skill , obesity , psychology , observational study , affect (linguistics) , childhood obesity , motor skill , medicine , physical therapy , gerontology , developmental psychology , endocrinology , overweight , communication
Background: Childhood is the period of rapid growth and development. Various aspects can affect problems in growth and development such as genetics, natural environment, and social economic status of the family, nutrition status, social and cultural environment. Inappropriate food intake can cause malnutrition in children, both undernourishment and over nourishment (obesity). Obesity is not good for the process of child growth and development because it distorts the process of metabolism and bring risks for cardiovascular diseases.Objective: To identify gross motor ability of obese elementary school students at Yogyakarta Municipality and evaluate motor ability of elementary school students based on degree of obesity.Method: The study was observational with cross sectional design. Subject of the study were 158 obese elementary school students at Yogyakarta Municipality. Subjects were screened and tested using fat caliper and their height and weight were measured. If they belonged to obese their gross motor ability was tested comprising throwing with target, flexibility long jump standing, squatting, push up, balance and speed running. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation at CI95% (p 0,05).Conclusion: Child which progressively obesity will have a lower gross motor ability.

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