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Epidemiology of Obesity and Chronic Diseases in Batik Worker of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Vitri Widyaningsih, MD, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
Ipop Syarifah, Dra, Occupational Health and Safety Program, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
Lusi Ismayenti, Mrs, Occupational Health and Safety Program, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
Khotijah Khotijah, Mrs, Occupational Health and Safety Program, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
Background : Batik is a traditional clothing of Indonesia with two different methods of production, written and printed. Written batik are usually produced by batik worker, involving a prolonged period of sitting while doing their masterpiece. This sedentary way of working has been known to increase the risk of chronic diseases including high blood pressure, high cholesterol level, and obesity. This study aim to describe the epidemiology of these chronic diseases among batik workers in Surakarta and the risk factors involved.

Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in Surakarta, Central Java.  Data were collected from 80 batik workers, trough clustered random sampling. Laboratory examination was conducted to evaluate blood sugar and cholesterol level, while obesity measurement and diagnosis of chronic diseases was determined by physician.

Results and Discussion: We found 15% prevalence for obesity by Body Mass Index, 8.8% of Diabetes Mellitus (DM), 33.8% with grade 1 and grade 2 hypertension, and 48.8% for high cholesterol level. Through linear regression, we found that increasing age shown to be a constant significant factors increasing waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and cholesterol level. Waist circumference is associated with cholesterol level, but neither systolic nor diastolic blood pressure (p value respectively 0.18, 0.245, 0.238 with Spearman Correlation). The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and hypertension is higher than adult Indonesian population which is 2.1% for DM, and 9.4% for hypertension (Riskesdas, 2013). The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia is also higher than average population (14.5%).

Conclusion : The prevalence of chronic diseases among Batik Worker in Surakarta region is relatively higher than general Indonesian population. Waist circumference and age are shown to be the risk factors influencing chronic diseases in this population.

Keywords : chronic disease, batik worker

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology
Occupational health and safety
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe the epidemiology of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and high blood cholesterol level in Batik worker with sedentary lifestyle in Surakarta, Indonesia

Keyword(s): Workforce, International Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the principal investigator for this research, which is relevant with my educational background as Medical Doctor and Faculty at Sebelas Maret University.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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