Effect of nutritional status and parents' income on physical fitness of elementary school students; [Efecto del estado nutricional y los ingresos de los padres sobre la aptitud física de los estudiantes de primaria]

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Sepriadi, Syafruddin, Khairuddin, Alnedral, Bafirman, Muhamad Sazeli Rifki, Nurul Ihsan, Eldawaty, Sri Reski Hayati, Hilda Pratiwi, Monica Dara Pratiwi, Ahmad Chaeroni

2024 Retos Vol. 58 Article Cited by 3 Quartile

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of nutritional status and parental income on students' physical fitness. This research was an experimental research aimed to examine the correlation among variables. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a sample size of 85 students (49 male students and 36 female students). The test was used to examine the correlation among variables. Anthropometric tests were used to examine students' BMI, parents' income questionnaires to see parents' income levels, and TKJI to examine students' physical fitness levels. The statistical test used the SPSS version 26 statistical program. The result of this research was there was correlation between nutritional status on physical fitness with sig. 0.002 < 0.05. There was no correlation between parental income on physical fitness with sig value. 0.756 > 0.05. There was a simultaneous correlation between nutritional status and parental income on physical fitness with sig. 0.005 <0.05, and the correlation of nutritional status and parental income simultaneously on students' physical fitness is 12.2%. © Copyright: Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF)

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Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia