Hipertensi adalah masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang sangat berpengaruh terhadap kualitas hidup. Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko penyebab utama untuk penyakit atau kematian akibat Penyakit Tidak Menular utama (PTM utama yaitu penyakit serebrovaskuler, penyakit kardiovaskuler, dan diabetes mellitus) yang merupakan penyebab kematian di urutan pertama dunia Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko p…
Several studies show that obesity is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the most appropriate indicator of obesity measurement to predict the occurrence of T2DM is still varies.The purpose of the study is to identify whether indicator of general obesity or central obesity which has a more strong relationship to T2DM. Methods: Design of the study was a cross section…
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in Indonesia. Central obesity is one of the risk factors that is often found in patients with CHD. Body mass index (BMI) of waist and hip circumference is commonly used to measure the central obesity in individuals. And now, this method is considered as the anthropometric measurement which is more sensitive, cheaper and easier to assess…
Obesity is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the obesity indicator having most clear association still varies. The purpose of the study was to determine cut-off point of three different indicators of obesity body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) and compare the three indicators of obesity in detecting of T2DM. The study was a secon…