Physical activity, screen time, and nutritional status in adolescents in Banyumas

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of obese adolescents is increasing rapidly followed by an increase in the prevalence of screen time activities. Excessive screen time is related to the consumption of foods that are high in energy and fat and lack of physical activity which results in a positive energy balance resulting in weight gain in adolescents. Objective: To find out the relationship between physical activity and screen time with macronutrient intake and nutritional status in adolescents. Method: The study design used a cross-sectional design of 200 students. Nutritional status is measured based on the ratio of body weight and height in units of kg/m2. Screen time is measured by the length of time teens playing gadgets based on questionnaires. Intake of macronutrients was obtained based on the results of interviews using semi-qualitative FFQ. Results: Most participants had an adequate intake of macronutrients and only a small proportion of participants had excessive macronutrient intake. Most participants had normal nutritional status, but there were 37 participants or 18.5% who had overweight. High screen time activity in participants was very high at 88.5% and moderate physical activity of high participants was 97.5%. The relationship between daily screen time and carbohydrate intake had a significant effect with p= 0.04 (p<0.05). Conclusions: The relationship between screen time, physical activity, macronutrient intake, and nutritional status had no significant relationship except in screen time and carbohydrateintake.