HUBUNGAN LINGKAR PINGGANG DENGAN KEJADIAN HIPERTENSI PRIMER PADA LANSIA DI PUSKESMAS II DENPASAR SELATAN TAHUN 2018 Luh PutuWijayanti Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan lingkar pinggang dengan kejadian hipertensi primer pada lansia. Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif korelational dengan pendekatancross-sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik consecutive sampling. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 107 responden. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan meteran kain, sphygmomanometer, stetoskop, dan lembar dokumentasi untuk mencatat hasil pengukuran. Hasil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 86 (80,4%) responden mengalami obesitas sentral, 97 (87.9%) responden mengalami hipertensi. Hasil uji statistik Spearman Rho menunjukan nilaip value 0.001 dengan koefisien korelasi 0.378, yang berarti terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara lingkar pinggang dengan kejadian hipertensi primer pada lansia. Keeratan hubungan lemah dan sifat hubungan positif. Kesimpulan. Ada hubungan antara lingkar pinggang dengan kejadian hipertensi primer pada lansia di Puskesmas II Denpasar Selatan. Kata Kunci: Lingkar Pinggang, Obesitas Sentral, Hipertensi Primer

THE RELATIONSHIP OF WAIST RATIO TOWARDS PRIMARY HYPERTENSION OCCURRENCES ON ELDERLY IN PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER II SOUTH DENPASAR IN 2018 Luh Putu Wijayanti Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Health Sciences Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Aim. To determine the relationship of waist ratio towards primary hypertension occurrences on the elderly. Method. This study employed a descriptive correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. To conduct this study, 107 respondents were recruited as the sample througha consecutivesampling technique. The data were collected using a fabric meter, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, and documentation sheet to record the measurement results. Results. Findings indicated that 86 (80.4%) respondents experienced central obesity, 97 (87.9%) respondents had hypertension. The results of the Spearman Rho statistical test indicated that a p-value of 0.001 and a correlation coefficient value of 0.378, which means that there was a significant relationship between waist ratio and the occurrences of primary hypertension on the elderly with a weak and a positive correlation. Conclusion. There is a relationship between waist ratio and the occurrences of primary hypertension on the elderly at the Public Health Center II South Denpasar. Keywords: Waist Ratio, Central Obesity, Primary Hypertension.