Hubungan antara status gizi dengan tekanan darah pada pelajar

Background: High blood pressure or hypertension can be dangerous because it can damage the heart and blood vessels in the long term. One of the causes of hypertension is excessive nutritional status or obesity, which is often the result of a poor diet asnd lack of physical activity, thereby increasing the risk of hypertension in adolescents. Purpose: To determine the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure among students. Method: This quantitative study used a cross-sectional approach. The population studied was all students of State Senior High School 2 Tondano. A sample of 88 respondents was selected using a total sampling technique. The instruments used were respondent identity sheets, a SECA microtoise for height measurement, a SECA digital scale for weight measurement, a GEA digital sphygmomanometer for blood pressure measurement, and batteries. Results: The majority of respondents' blood pressure was in the normal category (64.8%), while abnormal blood pressure included pre-hypertension (18.2%), stage 1 hypertension (9.1%), and stage 2 hypertension (7.9%). The majority of respondents had normal nutritional status 57 respondents (64.8%), while 13 respondents (14.8%) were overweight and 15.9% were obese. The bivariate analysis yielded a p-value of 0.004 (p