THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN THE PUSKESMAS KOTA BARAT GORONTALO CITY

Abstract

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease which is a problem in Indonesia, where the prevalence of hypertension reaches 23.8% higher than other Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Korea and Thailand. Hypertension is highly influenced by many factors, including lack of physical activity. Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Lack of physical activity is an independent risk factor for chronic disease and overall is estimated to cause death globally. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity and blood pressure in hypertensive patients at the Kota Barat Health Center, Gorontalo City. The research method is an analytic survey with a cross sectional approach, consisting of the independent variable, namely physical activity, and the dependent variable, namely blood pressure in hypertension sufferers. The population in this study were all hypertension sufferers registered at the West City Health Center in 2020. Determination of the sample in this study used the Slovin formula for sampling by random sampling with the sample criteria being patients diagnosed with hypertension aged