Body Mass Index Survey on The Level of Physical Fitness of PGSD Students at Mulawarman University

Authors

  • Gyta Krisdiana Cahyaningrum Universitas Mulawarman
  • Naheria Naheria Mulawarman University
  • Didik Cahyono Mulawarman University
  • Muhammad Sukron Fauzi Mulawarman University
  • Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto STKIP PGRI Bangkalan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v4i4.1237

Keywords:

BMI, Physical Fitness, PGSD Students

Abstract

This study aims to determine the body mass index on the level of physical fitness of PGSD students at Mulawarman University. This research is a qualitative descriptive study using anthropometric tests and physical fitness tests. The sample of this study was PGSD students class of 2022 totaling 160 people, who were taken by cluster sampling technique. The results of the research data analysis show that 3.7% of students have a very low BMI, 21.9% of students have a thin BMI, 54.4% of students have a normal BMI, 18.1% of students have a fat BMI, and 1.9% of students have an obese BMI. Next, the level of physical fitness obtained by PGSD students was 3.1% in the very good classification, 11.9% in the good classification, 25% in the moderate classification, 51.9% in the less classification, 7.5% in the very less classification. So it can be concluded that overall the average body mass index on the level of physical fitness of PGSD students class of 2022 Mulawarman University is in the low category.

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Published

2025-02-20

How to Cite

Gyta Krisdiana Cahyaningrum, Naheria Naheria, Didik Cahyono, Muhammad Sukron Fauzi, & Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto. (2025). Body Mass Index Survey on The Level of Physical Fitness of PGSD Students at Mulawarman University. International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS), 4(4). https://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v4i4.1237