PERBEDAAN EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS BERDASARKAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH PADA SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA NEGERI DI KECAMATAN BANYUMANIK KOTA SEMARANG

Abstract

Body mass index (BMI) can cause excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Rapid body growth in adolescents affects BMI and found adolescents experiencing EDS. EDS that occurs continuously can affect the quality of life and cause health problems. The differences of EDS based on IMT is important to know to prevent the impact of EDS. The study was conducted to determine the differences of EDS based on BMI in adolescents to prevent the impact of EDS. The methods of this research is a comparative descriptive study of 164 students of junior high schools in Banyumanik Sub-district of Semarang, which was obtained through proportional stratified random sampling and was divided based on IMT. The measuring instrument used is IMT measurement and The Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaire for children and adolescents. Data was analyzed using the Kruskal Wallis Test and Mann Whitney U Test. The results of the study showed that respondents with BMI less are 7.3%, normal BMI are 68.9%, excess BMI are 23.8%, normal EDS are 79.3% and abnormal EDS are 20.8%. Comparative statistical test known that p value = 0.007, not significant difference between BMI less with normal BMI (P value = 0.129) and less BMI with excess BMI (P value = 0.569) and significant difference between normal BMI with excess BMI (P value = 0.003) so there are differences in EDS based on BMI (p <0.05). This study recommends adolescents to pay attention of nutritional status for minimize EDS. Keywords: adolescent, body mass index, excessive daytime sleepiness