The Impact of Cigarette Consumption and Smoking Duration on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of Students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Methodist University of Indonesia, 2024.

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Background : Smoking is a major global health problem, causing more
than 8 million deaths each year 7 million from direct tobacco use and 1.3
million from exposure to secondhand smoke. In Indonesia, the prevalence
of smokers aged 10-18 years increased from 7.2% (2013) to 9.1% (2018),
making it the third country with the highest number of smokers. Data from
the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (2019) shows 40.6% of students aged
13-15 years have used tobacco, with 19.2% currently smoking. Body Mass
Index (BMI) is used to assess body weight relative to height. Based on the
2018 Riskesdas, in Indonesia 9.3% were underweight, 55.3% were normal,
13.6% were obese, and 25.8% were obese. Objective: Knowing the impact
of the number of cigarettes, the length of smoking and the BMI of students
of the Faculty of Agriculture, Methodist University of Indonesia Medan
based on the Brikman index in students of the Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Indonesia in 2024.
Research method: This research is an analytic observational study with a
research design using a cross-sectional study.
Research results: This study found the most students consuming the
number of cigarettes with < 9 cigarettes / day, as many as 37 respondents
(46.3%), then smoking duration found 51 respondents (63.7%) with
smoking duration < 10 years and Body Mass Index found 28 respondents
(35%) with body mass index < 18.5. There is a relationship between the
number of cigarettes with Body Mass Index with a p value = 0.045 (p0.05)
and there is a relationship between smoking duration with Body Mass
Index with a p value of 0.001 (p0.05). The more influential factor is the
amount of cigarette consumption with a p value = 0.013 and OR = 2.4.
Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between the number of
cigarettes and body mass index with a p value = 0.045 and there is a
relationship between smoking duration and body mass index with a p value
of 0.001.