The Relationship Between Physical Activity Level and Nutritional Status of Informatics Engineering Students in Makassar Muhammadiyah University
Keywords:
Physical Activity, Nutritional, StudentAbstract
This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between physical activity and nutritional status among Informatics Engineering students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar. In the context of student life, physical activity plays a vital role as it can affect nutritional status, physical fitness, as well as academic and mental performance. A decrease in physical activity that is not balanced with a healthy diet can lead to an energy imbalance in the body. This, in turn, impacts the nutritional status of students. The independent variable in this study is physical activity. The population consists of students from the Informatics Engineering Department at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, while the sample includes 66 students aged 18–22 years selected using purposive sampling technique. The univariate analysis showed that the majority of respondents had low physical activity (54.5%) and normal nutritional status (43.9%). Bivariate analysis using Spearman’s rank correlation indicated a significant relationship between the level of physical activity and nutritional status (p = 0.002) with a Spearman correlation coefficient (r) of 0.382, indicating a moderate positive correlation. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between physical activity and nutritional status. Students with higher levels of physical activity tend to have better nutritional status. This study supports the importance of physical activity a23s an effort to maintain optimal nutritional status among university students.
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