Open AccessTHE CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX WITH INCIDENT OF FLAT FOOT IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEGERI 1 SUKAWATI GIANYAR REGENCY
Author(s) -
I Putu Radhe Bhakti Krisnanda,
Putu Ayu Sita Saraswati,
Dewa Ayu Inten Dwi Primayanti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
majalah ilmiah fisioterapi indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2722-0443
pISSN - 2303-1921
DOI - 10.24843/mifi.2019.v07.i02.p08
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , body mass index , mathematics , psychology , medicine , art , pathology , literature
High body mass index (BMI) in a long time relate to certain deformities of the feet, especially on flat foot. This study aims to determine the relationship of BMI with the incidence of flat foot in junior high school children 1 Sukawati Gianyar regency. The study was using analytic observational with crossosectional study design. The subject were 113 students of SMP Negeri 1 Sukawati. IMT measurements were performed by measuring height using staturemeter and weight measurement using weight scales. For measurement of flat foot using Wet Foot Print Test method. Based on 113 respondents found 27 people (23.9%) with flat foot conditions and 86 people (76.1%) with normal foot conditions. The result of analysis using Chi Square Test method shows there is a significant correlation (p = 0.009) between BMI and flat foot at SMP Negeri 1 Sukawati Gianyar.Keywords: Body mass index, flat foot, wet footprint test