Related Factors Increased Obesity Prevalence in Adult Women in Denpasar City, Bali

Background: Obesity is a health problem whose prevalence increases every year. Obesity impacts on the incidence of dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance. Obesity is a multifactorial problem as a result of an interaction of biological factors, behavior, and environment. Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate factors related to the increased prevalence of obesity in adult women in Denpasar city. Materials and Method: This research is an observational research with a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted in Denpasar city with the subject is adult women. The samples were carried out by multistage random sampling, with a sample size was 274 people. The data collected included, obesity status, food intake, eating behavior and physical activities Results: The results showed an average age of 39.3 years. 40,9% of samples were obese with BMI> 25 kg / m2. The sample proportion that consumed nutrient over the sufficiency of energy 52.9%, fat 51.5% and carbohydrate of 46.7%. 53.6% of samples have dinner habits> 19.00 pm, 50.2% consumeddense energy snack with frequent frequency and 79.9% stated access fast food easy to reach. A total 66.4% of samples have mild physical activity. Multivariate analysis showed that energy intake, dinner habits and physical activity were the major risk factors for increased prevalence of obesity (p <0.05). Conclusion: energy intake, carbohydrates, dinner and physical activity is a major risk factor for obesity that occurs in adult women in the city of Denpasar.