Relationship Between Dietary Diversity And Body Weight Monitoring With The Incidence of Overnutrition in Stikes Mitra Keluarga Students

Abstract

Overnutrition has impacts on the susceptibility to disease and the productivity level of college students. The application of the principle of balanced nutrition is an effort to maintain optimal nutritional status, such as dietary diversity and monitoring weight regularly. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between dietary diversity and body weight monitoring with the incidence of overnutrition. This study is a quantitative method with a cross-sectional design. The total sample was 69 students who were selected using the consecutive sampling technique. Dietary diversity was analyzed with an Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), which was obtained from 2x24 hours of food recall, and weight monitoring was analyzed with a questionnaire. The Chi-Square test analyzed the data. The results of the analysis showed that the dietary diversity with the incidence of overnutrition p-value = 0.052 and monitoring of body weight with the incidence of overnutrition p-value = 0.005 and Odds Ratio of 4.402. There is no significant relationship between dietary diversity and the incidence of overweight in STIKes Mitra Keluarga students. Still, there is a significant relationship between body weight monitoring and the incidence of overnutrition in STIKes Mitra Keluarga students.