Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik Dengan Kategori Hipertensi Pada Lansia Di Desa Purworejo Kabupaten Magetan

Hypertension occurs because arterial blood pressure increases and systolic blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure is greater than or equal to 90 mmHg (WHO, 2013). Elderly aged ≥60 years will experience an increase in blood pressure due to low physical fitness levels in the components of cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and respiration. Regular physical activity is beneficial for maintaining an ideal body weight and strengthening the cardiovascular system. Lack of physical activity has a greater chance for a person to suffer from hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the relationship between physical activity and hypertension category in the elderly in Purworejo Village, Magetan Regency. This study uses a quantitative research design using observational analytical research methods, namely research designed to determine whether there is a relationship between variables. This study uses the Cross Sectional method where the independent and dependent variables are only measured or observed once (Nursalam, 2015). The sample of this study came from 35 hypertensive patients aged ≥60 years in Purworejo Village. The sampling technique used total sampling. While the research instrument related to physical activity was obtained through the PASE questionnaire and hypertension data was obtained from the Sphygmomanometer examination. The results of the calculation of the Spearman 'Rho correlation test obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.614 with a significance value (p-value) of 0.000. So it can be concluded that the test decision is that H0 is rejected, meaning that there is a relationship between physical activity and the hypertension category in the elderly in Purworejo Village, Magetan Regency, the better the physical activity, the lower the hypertension category.