GAMBARAN TINGKAT KESEGARAN JASMANI LANSIA LAKI-LAKI TIDAK ANEMIA DI DESA DAN KOTA

Abstract

PHISICAL FITNESS PROFILE OF NON ANEMIC MALE ELDERLY
PEOPLE IN RURAL AND URBAN

Background: Physical fitness is considered as one indicator of community health status of the
community including elderly people. One of the benefit is elderly could live independently and do
their daily activities without assistant. The study on Physical fitness of non anemic male elderly
people has been conducted in the rural and the urban area.
Method: The data collection including 6 components of physical fitness (gait balance, muscle
strength, endurance, body composition, flexibility and memory test), antropometric measurement
(body weight, height and mid-arms circumference) and Hemoglobin level.
Result: The result shows that 217 elderly in rural and 281 elderly in urban area were participated
on the study. The proportion of age was 42.9 percent in rural was > 70 years and 37.2 percent in
urban was 60-64 years old. Based on the physical fitness measurements the proportion of rural
elderly who had low level physical fitness was 57.1 percent and 42.9 percent considered as
moderate level. While in urban area the proportion of elderly who had low level physical fitness
was 82.6 percent and 17.4 percent considered as moderate level. Out of 6 component of physical
measurements body, cardiovascular endurance and body composition has high contribution to the
different of physical fitness level between rural and urban.
Conclusion: The physical fitness level of non anemic male elderly in rural better compared to the
urban.

Keywords: elderly, physical fitness, non anemic