Total flight hours, eating fatty foods habits and risk of obesity among civil pilots in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Retno Wibawanti, Dewi Gathmyr, Asrunsyah Nasution, Bastaman Basuki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan 2014-02-01
• Series: Health Science Journal of Indonesia
• Subjects: obesity, total flight hours, fatty food, civil pilots, Indonesia
• Online Access: http://ejournal.litbang.depkes.go.id/index.php/HSJI/article/view/3431

<p>Abstrak<br />Latar belakang:Pilot dapat mengalami obesitas yang berkaitan dengan jam terbang total dan faktor risiko lainnya. Oleh karena itu perlu diidentifikasi kaitan jam terbang total dan faktor lainnya terhadap <br />risiko obesitas pada pilot sipil di Indonesia. Metode: Studi potong lintang ini dengan sampel purposif pada pilot di Indonesia yang melakukan pemeriksaan kesehatan berkala di Balai Kesehatan Penerbangan Jakarta 14-24 Mei 2013. Data yang dikumpulkan terdiri dari karakteristik demografi, pekerjaan, kebiasaan makan dan olahraga, tinggi dan berat badan. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan wawancara dan pemeriksaan fisik. Klasifikasi indeks massa tubuh berdasarkan standar WHO untuk obesitas. Analisis menggunakan regresi Cox dengan waktu yang konstan. <br />Hasil:Di antara 612 pilot berusia 19-61 tahun, diperoleh 112 subjek yang terdiri dari 33 obes dan 79 subjek normal. Faktor-faktor dominan yang berkaitan dengan obesitas adalah jam terbang total dan kebiasaan makan  makanan  berlemak.  Berdasarkan  waktu  jam  terbang  total,  pilot  yang  memiliki  jam  terbang  total 2000-24361 jam dibandingkan dengan yang 60-1999 jam memiliki risiko obesitas 3,8 kali lipat [risiko relatif suaian (RRa) = 3,83; P = 0,000]. Selanjutnya, dibandingkan dengan pilot yang tidak memiliki kebiasaan makan makanan berlemak, mereka yang mempunyai kebiasaan makan makanan berlemak memiliki risiko obesitas 2 kali lipat [RRa = 2,03; 95% interval kepercayaan (CI) = 0,95-4,29; P = 0,064].<br />Kesimpulan: Jam terbang total 2000 jam atau lebih dan kebiasaan makan makanan berlemak mempertinggi risiko obesitas di antara pilot laki-laki sipil di Indonesia. (Health Science Indones 2013;2:55-8)<br />Kata kunci: obesitas, jam terbang total, makanan berlemak, pilot sipil, Indonesia</p><p>Abstract<br />Background:Obesity in pilots may be related to total flight hours and other risk factors. This study aimed to identify the relationship between total flight hours and other factors to obesity in civil pilots in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done with purposive sampling among pilots in Indonesia undergoing periodic medical check up in 14-24 May at Aviation Medical Center Jakarta. Data collected were several <br />demographic and work characteristics, eating habits, exercise habits, height, and weight. Data were collected by interview and physical examination. Subjects were classified normal and obese according to <br />the WHO standard for obesity. Analysis was carried out by Cox regression with constant time. Results:There were 612 pilots undergoing the periodic medical check up, aged 19-61 years. For this analysis were available 112 male subjects, consisting of 33 obese pilots and 79 with normal body weight. Total flight hours and eating fatty food habit were dominant risk factors for obesity. Pilots who had 2000-24361 total flight hours compared with who had 60-1999 hours had 3.8-fold risk to be obese [adjusted <br />relative risk (RRa) = 3.83; P = 0.000]. Furthermore, compared with pilots who did not have eating fatty food habit, those who had eating fatty food habit had 2-fold risk to be obese pilot [RRa = 2.03; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.95-4.29; P = 0.064]. Conclusion: Total flight hours for 2000 or more and eating fatty foods habits increased the risk of obesity <br />among male civilian pilot in Indonesia. (Health Science Indones 2013;2:55-8)</p><p>Key words: obesity, total flight hours, fatty food, civil pilots, Indonesia</p>