Relationships of Screen Time and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption with Body Fat Percentage in Female Students in Semarang

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between screen time duration and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) consumption with body fat percentage among female students in Semarang. This cross-sectional study employed 75 female students aged 18‒25 years in Islamic Boarding School KH Sahlan Rosjidi Semarang. The mean screen time duration was 8.41±3.28 hours/day, SSB consumption frequency was 4.77±4.31 times/week, and body fat percentage was 26.76±7.26%. SSB consumption was dominated by powdered drinks. The test has discovered a relationship between screen time duration (p=0.000, r=0.443) and the frequency of SSB consumption such as powdered drinks (p=0.002, r=0.350), packaged milk (p=0.038, r=0.240), yogurt (p=0.013, r=0.286), packaged coffee (p=0.022, r=0.264), and carbonated drinks (p=0.005, r=0.320) with body fat percentage.