Association of Body Mass Index to Onset of Puberty in Male
Abstract: Puberty is the
period where the developmental process takes place, marks the transition from
childhood to adulthood with physical and physiological changes. This study was
conducted to discover association between body mass index (BMI) and onset of
puberty in male.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2013
using simple random sampling which was part of bigger research study by
Nutrition and Metabolism Working Group on Jatinangor Cohort, especially Puberty
Survey in Jatinangor, by Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty
of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran. Respondents were 286 males, 9–15 years old
from Elementary School (Sekolah Dasar/SD) and Junior High School (Sekolah
Menengah Pertama/SMP). Inclusion criteria were students who are healthy at the
time and do did not have obvious disease, attained puberty within 1 year or did
not yet attained it, and voluntarily followed the study procedure. The
questionnaire was provided after getting informed consent from the respondents.
The data analysis was done conducted using Pearson Correlation.
Results: The magnitude of association of BMI to the onset of puberty in
male among school students in Jatinangor was 0.243 which showed there was
positive correlation coefficient between BMI to onset of puberty in male. Test
results with the t-test showed t-value of 2.683 with p-value of 0.008.
Conclusions: There is association of BMI to the onset of puberty in male
among school students in Jatinangor. Positive correlation indicates that the
higher the BMI, the faster the onset of puberty in male.
Author: Jeevithaambigai
Subramaniam, Yulia Sofiatin, R.M. Ryadi Fadil
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg160087
