HUBUNGAN PERSENTASE LEMAK BADAN DENGAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PEREMPUAN USIA 40-65 TAHUN DI DESA SARIHARJO SLEMAN DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

Background:Obesity is a global health problem which can be a risk factor of many diseases, one of them is hypertension. Women, in this case, have a greater risk than men because of women's body composition that has more fat. The assessment of obesity can be done by calculating the body fat percentage. A simple way to calculate the body fat percentage is by utilizing anthropometric parameters. Objective:The research is aimed to study of body fat percentage and blood pressure in women of 40-65 years old. Methods:Design of the research is croos sectional with total female subjects 131 people who live in Sleman Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). All subjects were examined with anthropometric (weight, height, suprailiac skinfold, and waist circumference) and blood pressure(systolic and diastolic) measurements. The results of anthropometric measurements were used to calculate the body fat percentage based on Lean�s et al formula. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test, unpaired t, and Spearman. Result:The average difference of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the age group 40-49 years old (122.6 ± 18.6 and 80.2 ± 11.6) is compared with age group 50- 65 years old (129.0 ± 20.6 and 83, 1 ± 9.3) was statistically significant (p <0.05), whereas the body fat percentage in the age group 40-49 years old (23.5 ± 6.5) is compared with age group 50-65 years old (22.7 ± 6.7) showed no significant results (p> 0,05). Conclusions:Age has effect on the value of blood pressure. Increasing of agewill be followed by enhancement of systolic and diastolic blood pressure