Skripsi

Hubungan Kadar Zat Besi dengan Berat Badan pada Bayi Usia 8-10 Bulan di Jakarta Pusat = Relation between the Level of Iron and Body Weight in Infant Aged 8-10 months in Central Jakarta.

Zat besi dapat memengaruhi berat badan dan perkembangan bayi. Penelitian ini menganalisis hubungan antara kadar zat besi dengan berat badan pada bayi usia 810 bulan di Jakarta Pusat. Studi cross-sectional digunakan pada 75 bayi yang memenuhi kriteria penelitian. Kadar zat besi diukur menggunakan metode LCMS/MS (Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectometry), sedangkan berat badan menggunakan penilaian klinis oleh tenaga terlatih dengan timbangan badan elektronik dengan akurasi 10 g. Data dianalisis normalitasnya dengan uji Kolmogorov-Smirnov dan korelasinya dengan uji Spearman. Hasil menunjukan tidak terdapat korelasi bermakna antara kadar zat besi dan berat badan bayi 8-10 bulan di Jakarta Pusat (p=0,483).
Kata kunci: Kadar zat besi, berat badan, bayi 8-10 bulan, Jakarta Pusat


Iron can affect the body weight of infants and their development. This research is intended to analyze the correlation between level of iron and body weight in infant aged 8-10 months in Central Jakarta. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 75 infants that fulfills the criteria for this research. The level of iron was measured by using LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry) method, while the body weight was measured by a trained clinician with an electronic scale. The scale has an accuracy of 10 g. Afterwards; the data was analyzed for normality by using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and tested for correlation through Spearman test. There is no significant correlation between level of iron and body weight of infants aged 8-10 months in Central Jakarta (p=0.483).
Keywords: Iron level, Body weight, Infant aged 8-10 months, Central Jakarta