Didik Toro Basan dan Ikeu Tanziha
Abstract: The objective of the study was to analyze determinants of fitness level among Elementary School students. Cross sectional study design was used in this study. Research conducted in Pasanggaran 1 Elementary School, Purwakarta District in January-March 2012. A purposive sampling were applied to select 49 students. The data collected include socio economic, physical activity, health status, nutririon knowledge and food intake. Physical fitness level was measured by Indonesia physical fitness Test. The different-test was applied to analyse mean difference of socioeconomic, health status, physical activity and food intake variables between fit and not fit students. Linear Regression analysis was used to analyze determinant of fitness level. The result showed that there are 63,3% students have middle physical fitness level, 24,5% rank in less and 12,2% rank in good. There are 75,5% students are fit and 24,5% students are not fit. Different test results showed that there were significant differences in age (p<0,1), adequacy level of iron and calcium (p<0,1), between fit and not fit samples. Fitness level has positive correlation to nutrition knowledge (p<0,1), and adequacy level of iron (p<0,1). Based on the Linear regression analysis, main determinants of fitness level in this study area are nutrition knowledge and adequacy level of iron.
Keywords: Physical fitness level, elementary school children, determinants
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