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Sindroma Metabolik di Kota Jayapura

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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the world is expected to further increase in recent times, due to changes in lifestyle of the people, but not much data about metabolic syndrome in Indonesia and Papua. Research was needed to complete the database.

The aim of this study was to identity the proportion of the metabolic syndrome in Jayapura. A descriptive and cross sectional study was intended in Jayapura City from March–October in 2012. The number of 1,200 subjects were selected with consecutive sampling. As obtained from 1200 subjects, 407 (33.9%) were metabolic syndrome, a lot were in the age group > 46 years (42.1%), 333 were female (36.7% of the total female subjects). metabolic syndrome was higher in Papuan subjects (38.5%), in primary school education level (44.7%), and in housewife (44.1%). A sustainable education is needed to raise public health awareness.

Keywords: metabolic syndrome, Jayapura, Papua

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Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan, 41 (4) : 200-206

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Jakarta : Sekretariat Balitbangkes., 2013

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7p

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0125-9695

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PUBLIC HEALTH
AWARENESS

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