title: HUBUNGAN INDEKS MASA TUBUH (IMT) DENGAN DERAJAT HIPERTENSI PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PALAS KABUPATEN LAMPUNG SELATAN creator: Wahyu, Radila subject: 030 Karya ensiklopedia umum subject: 610 Ilmu kedokteran, ilmu pengobatan dan ilmu kesehatan description: Background: Hypertension is a serious condition that is the leading cause of early death in worldwide. South Lampung Regency included in the regencies have highest prevalence of hypertension in Lampung Province. Various studies have shown that BMI is the one of risk factor for hypertension and the degree of hypertension. The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between BMI and hypertension degree of hypertension patients in the Palas Health Center work area, South Lampung Regency in March 2023-December 2024. Method: This study was performed in March 2023-December at the Palas Health Center using observational cross-sectional analysis with total sampling and was approved by ethics. Data collection was carried out by taking medical records. There were 103 medical records of respondents that fit by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The largest number of hypertension patients aged 46-54 years, as many as 45 people. There were 74 female patients and 29 male patients with hypertension. The average BMI was 26.37 kg/m . The results of the Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a significant relationship (p-value=0,003, r=0,799) between BMI and hypertension degree of hypertension patients in the Palas Health Center work area, South Lampung Regency. Conclusion: There is a noteable relationship between BMI and hypertension degree of hypertension patients in the Palas Health Center work area, South Lampung Regency. Keywords: Body Mass Index, Degree of Hypertension 2 publisher: Kedokteran date: 2025-04-17 type: Skripsi type: NonPeerReviewed format: text identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/89759/1/1.%20ABSTRAK%20%282%29.pdf format: text identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/89759/2/2.%20SKRIPSI%20FULL%20%2815%29.pdf format: text identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/89759/3/3.%20SKRIPSI%20TANPA%20PEMBAHASAN%20%287%29.pdf identifier: Wahyu, Radila (2025) HUBUNGAN INDEKS MASA TUBUH (IMT) DENGAN DERAJAT HIPERTENSI PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PALAS KABUPATEN LAMPUNG SELATAN. Kedokteran, Universitas Lampung. relation: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/89759/