Pengaruh Aktivitas Fisik Terhadap Massa Tulang pada Mahasiswa Program Studi Kedokteran Universitas Malikussaleh Angkatan 2019-2022

  • Annisa Humaira Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia
  • Cut Sidrah Nadira Universitas Malikussaleh
  • Wizar Putri Mellaratna Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia
Keywords: Bone mas, gender, physical activity

Abstract

Bone mass was the total amount of tissue in the bones, bone density refers to how tightly the tissues compile the bones. The peak bone mass was reached at 25-32 ages, achieving a high peak bone mass will made a significant contribution to prevent of osteoporosis. The risk factors of osteoporosis are grouped into two categories, those that can be modified and those that cannot be modified. One of the modifiable factors is physical activity. Physical activity is one of the important activities to optimize human health. Any of physical activity can be beneficial to health if done regularly with sufficient duration and intensity. Currently, a decrease of physical activity can occur because the people have changed their habits during Covid-19 pandemic and a monotonous lifestyle. The aims of this study was to determine the effect of physical activity on bone mass at Medical Study Program in Malikussaleh University class of 2019-2022 based on gender. This non-experimental study used a cross-sectional approach with 195 samples obtained by stratified random sampling technique, the physical activity data obtained by using the GPAQ questionnaire and the percentage of bone mass was measured using Tanita BC-730 balance. The results showed that the majority of respondents carried out moderate physical activity. The abnormal bone mass is more common in female than men. The conclusion of this study was, there is a significant effect between physical activity on bone mass in students of the Medical Study Program in Malikussaleh University, class of 2019-2022. (P-value = 0.000).

Published
2025-05-06