Dietary intake and nutritional status among adolescents at SMP Negeri 6 Denpasar

Author(s): Cokorda Istri Mas Dalem Sukawati, Anak Agung Sagung Mirah Prabandari, Made Adinanta Purnawijaya, Putu Diani Wirayanti, Made Kurnia Alvina, I Dewa Gde Wira Saskara, Agustinus I Wayan Harimawan, I Wayan Weta, Ni Ketut Sumartini, Syuma Adhy Awan, Eni Yuliani, I Putu Prayoga Ratha, Rini Martina Siallagan, I Wayan Gede Sutadarma
DOI: 10.30867/gikes.v7i3.3389

Abstract

Background: Thinness and excess weight coexist among Indonesian adolescents, highlighting the need for school-level nutritional assessment.

Objectives: To describe dietary intake and nutritional status among students at SMP Negeri 6 Denpasar, Bali.

Methods: In August 2026, this cross-sectional study included 46 of 50 ninth-grade students (92.0%). Anthropometric measurements and World Health Organization BMI-for-age references assessed nutritional status. One 24-hour dietary recall estimated energy and macronutrient intake relative to age- and sex-specific Indonesian allowances (AKG); a study-specific rule classified foods reported on that day.

Results: Participants had a mean age of 13.34 ± 1.09 years; 58.7% were female. Of 46 students, 19.6% were thin, 37.0% had normal nutritional status, 21.7% were overweight, and 21.7% had obesity. Mean reported adequacy was 91.9% for energy, 90.5% for carbohydrate, 67.8% for protein, and 107.2% for fat. Based on the study-specific single-day criteria, 69.6% were classified in the unhealthy dietary category.

Conclusions: Thinness and excess weight coexisted in this school sample, and most students were classified in the unhealthy dietary category on the recalled day. The findings may inform school nutrition assessment but do not characterize habitual intake or adolescents beyond the participating school.

Keywords

Adolescents, dietary intake, nutritional status, obesity, undernutrition

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