Hubungan lingkar pinggang dengan frekuensi napas pada guru SMP Kristen Eben Haezar 1, 2, dan SMA Kristen Eben Haezar Manado

Abstract: Waist circumference is a simple method of measuring abdominal fat, which encompasses visceral and subcutaneous fat. Excessive abdominal fat in people with large waist circumference can compress the chest wall and diaphragm mechanically causing an inability of the lungs to expand optimally, which results in shallow and rapid breathing pattern. Teachers are among the high-risk groups to experience an increase in the waist circumference due to the sedentary work pattern. This was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. This study was aimed to obtain the correlation between waist circumference and respiratory rate in teachers. The results showed that there were 84 teachers of Eben Haezar Christian Junior High School 1, 2, and Eben Haezar Christian Senior High School Manado as subjects. Measurements of waist circumference and respiratry rate were performed on all subjects. It was found that the mean waist circumference of female teachers was 89.04 cm meanwhile of male teachers was 92.31 cm. The mean respiratory rate was 21 breaths per minute. The Pearson Bivariate Correlation statistic test showed that there was a significant positive moderate correlation between waist circumference and respiratory rate (r = 0.493; p < 0.05).Keywords: waist circumference, respiratory rate, teachers Abstrak: Lingkar pinggang merupakan suatu metode sederhana yang digunakan untuk mengukur lemak di bagian abdomen, meliputi lemak viseral dan lemak subkutan. Lemak abdominal yang berlebihan menekan dinding dada dan diafragma sehingga paru-paru tidak dapat mengembang secara optimal, menyebabkan pernapasan yang cepat dan dangkal. Guru merupakan kelompok yang berisiko mengalami peningkatan ukuran lingkar pinggang dikarenakan pola pekerjaan yang sedenter. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat hubungan antara lingkar pinggang dan frekuensi napas pada guru-guru. Jenis penelitian ialah observasional dengan desain potong lintang. Terdapat 84 subjek terdiri dari guru-guru yang mengajar di SMP Kristen Eben Haezar 1, 2, dan SMA Kristen Eben Haezar Manado. Pengukuran lingkar pinggang dan frekuensi pernapasan dilakukan secara langsung. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan rerata lingkar pinggang pada guru wanita ialah 89,04 cm dan pada guru pria 92,31 cm, dengan rerata frekuensi napas 21 kali per menit. Analisis statistik menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson bivariat menunjukkan bahwa ukuran lingkar pinggang memiliki korelasi positif yang bermakna dan cukup kuat dengan frekuensi napas (r = 0,493; p < 0,05). Kata kunci: lingkar pinggang, frekuensi napas, guru