Sedentary Life Style and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome during the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on various aspects including increased anxiety and reduced physical activity due to the overload of work for health workers including inpatient puskesmas nurses. Both of these increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. Purpose: To describe the sedentary life style and risk of metabolic syndrome in nurses working at the inpatient health center in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. Method: This research method is descriptive quantitative. This research was conducted in August 2020. The instrument in this study used a questionnaire. The population of this research study is all nurses who work at the Inpatient Health Center of Sleman Regency, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. The study sample totaled 99 nurses. The data is presented in the form of percentages. The ethics test was carried out at the Kepk Poltekkes of the Ministry of Health Yogyakarta with a letter worthy of ethics No. e-KEPK /POLKESYO/0516/VI/2020. Results: the results showed that the characteristics of female respondents were more than men, namely 76 people (76.76%) while men were 30 people (30.30%). Based on the age of the respondents, respondents aged less than 30 years as many as 20 people (47.62%) 31 to 40 years as many as 31 people (31.31%) while the age of 41 to 50 years as many as 19 people (19.19%) and more than 50 years as many as 19 people (19.19%). There were 28 people (28.28%) with the habit of exercising while 71 people (71.71%) were not used to exercising. Based on the body mass index (BMI), respondents in the normal category were 63 people (63.63%) while including the obesity category as many as 36 people (36.36%)). Based on the central obese category, 52 people (52.52%) were found to be normal and 47 people (47.47%) were found. Meanwhile, based on blood sugar levels in the normal category, there were 74 people (74.74%) while the pre DM and DM categories were 25 people (25.26%). Based on blood pressure 47 (47.47%) people at normal limits while including prehypertension and hypertension as many as 52 people (52.52%). Metabolic syndrome based on abdominal circumference, blood pressure and blood sugar. While the condition without metabolic syndrome was found in 29 people (29.29%) and metabolic syndrome 70 people (70.70%). From the results of data analysis, sedentary lifestyle with metabolic syndrome had an odds ratio of 1. 5 with 95% ci: 0. 49-4. 27, and p valued > 0. 05 so that people with a sedentary lifestyle had a 1,5 times risk of experiencing metabolic syndrome. There was a relationship between sedentary lifestyle and metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Most respondents do not have the habit of exercising and most are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome.