Background: One of the impacts of obesity are physical and cardiovascular problems. Harvard step test and 20m shuttle run test can be used to measure cardiovascular jitness. Objective of th is research is to determine the association between body composition with cardiovascular jitness in obese children measured by Harvard step test (HST) and 20m shuttle run test (SRT). Method: Cross sectiona…
Background: Tumor cachexia syndrome (TCS) is a common clinical problem that impacts upon the quality of life and survival of cancer patients. The prevalence of TCS is 24% of early stadium and more than 70% at late stadium. It is characterized by anorexia, weight loss, proteolysis, decrease in muscIe mass and adipose tissue and associated with type of tumor. The objective of the study was to det…
Hypertension in childhood obesity Background: The prevalence of obesity in children increased rapidly in recent years. One 9f the comorbidity of obesity is the premature onset of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension. The objective of the study is to describe the relationship between obesity and the elevated of blood pressure in children. Method: The population for this cross-secti…
Food supplementation for children with acyanotic congeital heart disease. Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) have a high risk for growth faltering. The prevalence of undernutrion in children with acyanotic CHD on the Pediatrict Cardiology Clinic Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang is 80.4%. The purpose of the study is to define the benefit lf food supplement to children with acyanotic CHD t…
A research was carried out to know the effectiveness of oral ketoconazol given in four weeks to patients suffering from tinea imbrikata at Mekar Pelita and Bora villages, Sayan District, Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan. The oral doses were given in four weeks to adults : 200 mg single dose daily, and to children : 3 mg/kg BW single dose daily. The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed ba…