Differences of Trigliserida to High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Ratio in Stunting and Non- Stunting Children at Gunung Sugih District, Central Lampung

• Ulfiah Fairuz Zhafirah

  Lampung University

ABSTRACT

Background; Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Childhood stunting has been reported to increase the risk of metabolic syndrom later in life such as obesity, insulin resistance,cardiometabolic disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. It can be measured using TriGlycerides (TG) to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) (TG/HDL-C) ratio method.
Methods: The design of this study is comparative analytic with cross sectional approach to 26 stunting and 26 non-stunting children aged from 2 – 5 years. The data taken is primary data of blood test result including TG and HDL-C.
Results: Mean of TG/HDL-C ratio in Stunting children (3,8) is higher compared to non-stunting children (1,94). The independent T-test results for the TG/HDL-C ratio differences between the two groups are 0,000 (p>0,005)
Conclusion: There is significant difference between TG/HDL-C ratio in stunting and non-stunting children.

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