Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh (Imt) Dengan Tekanan Darah Pada Penderita Hipertensi Di Poliklinik Hipertensi Dan Nefrologi Blu Rsup Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

: Hypertension is a multifactorial case with many complications. Based on data of WHO (World Health Organization) approximately patients with hypertension around the world are about 600 millions people, with 3 millions death each year. In America, 1 in 4 adults suffer from hypertension. The behaviour of modern life such as diet high in calories, fat, cholesterol, smoking and drinking alcohol is a behaviour that can cause various disease, such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of Body Mass Index (BMI) with blood pressure of patients with hypertension. This study was conducted with a cross sectional method, the selection of samples using purposive sampling. Sample 72 respondents. Data collection was performed by measuring blood pressure, weight and height. The data that have been collected were processed using a computer program to analyzed with Spearman correlation test with significance level α = 0,05. The study results revealed the highest criteria of the body mass index is overweight, in systolic blood pressure the most criteria is in pre-hypertension and diastolic blood pressure with the highest criteria in hypertension stage I. The conclusion of this study: correlation between body mass index with systolic blood pressure p = 0.009 (p <0.05) and body mass index with diastolic blood pressure of p = 0.001 (p