168 https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/index Scientifc Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021 Apr 01; 9(T4):168-171. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.5865 eISSN: 1857-9655 Category: T4 - Thematic Issue “Contribution of Nurses on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” Section: Public Health Disease Control Sarcopenia and Bone Mass Loss as Risks during Aging on Female Elderly with Light Activity Yoni Astuti 1 *, Zulkhah Noor 2 , Rahmah Rahmah 3 1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 3 Department of Pediatrics Nursing of Nursing Schools, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Abstract BACKGROUND: Aging is a normal physiological process. The aspect of aging can be delayed by a measurable activity that is carried out early and regularly also intake health nutrition. Measurement of body composition is needed to analyze physiological changes due to aging so it can be used to compile a program of activities also diet to delay the aging process. AIM: The aim of this study is to address the potential risks during aging process in people with light physical activity in Gamping, Patukan. METHODS: Method of this research is the cross-sectional method. Subjects were 190 females with light physical activity that divided into Group 1 (70 females) with an average age 43.71 ± 5.37 years old and Group 2 (120 females) with an average age 61.72 ± 6.82 years old. Body composition was measured by the whole body composition diagnostic scale BG21. RESULTS: The result showed that t-test between Group 1 and Group 2 was signifcant diferences p < 0.05, CI = 0.95 in weight body, body mass index (BMI), muscle mass, bone mass, and active metabolism rate (AMR). The percentage decreasing number for body composition was 13.5%, 12.5%, 8.9%, 4.2%, 25.9%, and 12.8% on weight, BMI, muscle mass, bone mass, and AMR, respectively. CONCLUSION: Female with light activity has a risk as sarcopenia and bone loss during aging. The future programme of this community need to encourage of increasing the physic activity and improving life style to slow the bone loss and muscle loss. Edited by: Sasho Stoleski Citation: Astuti Y, Noor Z, Rahmah R. Sarcopenia and Bone Mass Loss as Risks during Aging on Female Elderly with Light Activity. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2021 Apr 01; 9(T4):168-171. https://doi.org/10.3889/ oamjms.2021.5865 Keywords: Aging; Sarcopenia; Bone loss; Mild activity *Correspondence: Yoni Astuti. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. E-mail: yonia@umy.ac.id Received: 27-Feb-2021 Revised: 19-Mar-2021 Accepted: 23-Mar-2021 Copyright: © 2021 Yoni Astuti, Zulkhah Noor, Rahmah Rahmah Funding: This research was supported by FKIK and LP3M UMY. Competing Interest: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists Open Access: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) Introduction Aging is a normal physiological process. The aspect of aging can be delayed by a measurable activity that is carried out early and regularly also intake health nutrition [1], [2], [3]. The reduction in physiological conditions will have an impact on the physical ftness of the elderly [3], [4]. Elderly aged> 60 years who can maintain good physical ftness will inhibit the degenerative process. However, the facts found in the community are that there are still many elderly people who experience physical decline due to not maintaining physical ftness [4], [5]. It is predicted the number of elderly people in 2020 (27.08 million), in 2025 (33.69 million), in 2030 (40.95 million), and in 2035 (48.19 million) and will continue to increase [6]. Indonesia has three provinces with the largest percentage of elderly people, namely, Yogyakarta (13.81%), Central Java (12.59%), and East Java (12.25%) [5]. Most of old female in Yogyakarta is living with their family so that they have daily activities such as sweeping the foor or yard, playing with their grandchildren, and chatting with their neighbor [6]. Light-intensity activities include domestic or occupational tasks such as washing dishes, hanging washing, ironing, cooking, eating, working at a computer desk, or performing other ofce duties [7], [8]. Light-intensity activity is an activity that has a metabolic equivalent of 1.6 <3.0 METs or a relative intensity of 40 <55% HRmax. Activity is shown to be a major determinant of total daily energy expenditure. Other studies have revealed an association between energy expended in non-exercise activities such as intensity of activities in the home, garden and work tasks, and risk of obesity, and with other risk factors such as glucose control [8]. Body composition changes from day to day due to health status. Many studies have shown that good physical activity can increase the degree of health which afects body composition [9]. Physical activity is one of the factors that can prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and several types of cancer and physical activities which have also been shown to correlate with improved mental health, slow the onset of dementia, and improve quality of life also welfare. Research on the health benefts of physical activities is widely reported and is well documented positive with higher rates and higher frequency of physical activities associated with reduced risk and improved health in a number of key areas [10]. It is important to assess