ABSTRACT

CORRELATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FAMILY HISTORY OF

HYPERTENSION TOWARD ADOLESCENT BLOOD PRESSURE
AT COASTAL AREA OF KENDARI

By:

Sici Arifuddin
K1A1 14 131

Blood pressure measurement is an important physical examination component for

adolescent. Elevated blood pressure in children and adolescent related to hypertension
and might be a predictor to hypertension in adult. Hypertension is related to modifiable
risk factors and non-modifiable risk factors. This research was aimed to analyse the
correlation between physical activity and family history of hypertension toward
adolescent blood pressure at coastal area of Kendari.

This is an analytical observational research with cross sectional design. The population
were students that actively recorded at 3rd Senior High School of Kendari, 8th Senior High
School of Kendari and 9th Senior High School of Kendari with total population were
2.312 students. Total samples that fulfilled inclusion criteria were 90 samples and
selected by proportional random sampling technique. Instruments that used were aneroid
sphygmomanometer for blood pressure measurement, International Physical Activity
Questionnaire (IPAQ) to assess physical activity and questionnaire for family history to
assess family history of hypertension. Data was analysed by Spearman test and was
significantly correlated if p value <0,05.

Result of research showed that respondents with normal blood pressure were 60%,
elevated blood pressure were 26,7%, 1st degree hypertension were 12,2% and 2nd degree
hypertension was 1,1%. Result of data analysis showed that there was significant
correlation between physical activity and blood pressure (p value = 0,001; r = -0,344) and
there was significant correlation between family history of hypertension and blood
pressure (p value = 0,000; r = 0,585).

Conclusion of this research there was significant correlation between physical activity
and family history of hypertension toward adolescent blood pressure at coastal area of
Kendari.

Keywords: Blood Pressure, Physical Activity, Family History of Hypertension,

Adolescent, Coastal Area.