HUBUNGAN OBESITAS MENGGUNAKAN METODE PENGUKURAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH, LINGKAR PINGGANG, DAN PERSENTASE LEMAK TUBUH DENGAN KETEBALAN LEMAK EPIKARDIAL PADA DEWASA MUDA NON-DIABETES

ABSTRACT
Florean Hartungi : RELATIONSHIP OF OBESITY ASSESSED BY BODY MASS INDEX, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE MEASUREMENT METHODS TO EPICARDIAL FAT THICKNESS IN NON-DIABETIC YOUNG ADULTS

Introduction : Epicardial Fat (EF) is the true visceral adipose depot of the heart which lies between the myocardium and visceral pericardium. Several studies showed a direct correlation between epicardial fat width and coronary lesions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of obesity measurement with epicardial fat thickness in non-diabetic young adults.
Methods : A cross-sectional study was held in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The number of subjects in this study was 90 people. Anthropometric examinations were carried out including examining body weight and height (to measure BMI), waist circumference (WC), body fat percentage (BFP) using the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) tool Tanita BC-418 Body Composition Analyzer. Epicardial fat thickness was examined using echocardiography.
Results : From the statistical test results for the BMI variable, the p value <0.001 means that there is a direct correlation between BMI and EF thickness, according to the R value, the correlation between BMI and EF thickness was categorized as strong (R>0.500). For the WC variable, the p- value <0.001 means that there is a direct correlation between WC and EF thickness, according to the R value, WC and EF thickness was moderately correlated (0.250>R<0.500). For the BFP variable, the obtained p-value was <0.001, which means that there is a direct correlation. between BFP and EF thickness, based on the R value, the correlation between BFP and EF thickness was categorized as moderate direct correlation (0.250>R<0.500).
Conclusion : Obesity measurement parameters with BMI, WC, and BFP methods have a correlation with epicardial fat thickness. Of the three methods, BMI has the most significant correlation