Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Hipertensi merupakan penyakit tidak menular dengan prevalensi yang terus meningkat secara global. Pola makan dan status gizi merupakan faktor penting yang berkontribusi terhadap kejadian hipertensi, terutama pada populasi mahasiswa yang rentan mengalami pola makan tidak seimbang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pola makan dan status gizi terhadap tekanan darah pada mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Universitas Syiah Kuala. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross-sectional dengan pendekatan kuantitatif terhadap 89 mahasiswa yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Data pola makan dikumpulkan menggunakan Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), status gizi dinilai berdasarkan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT), dan tekanan darah diukur menggunakan tensimeter digital. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji Chi-Square untuk mengevaluasi hubungan antar variabel. Hasil analisis univariat menunjukkan bahwa 33,7% responden memiliki status gizi normal, sementara 66,3% mengalami overweight hingga obesitas. Sebanyak 41,6% responden memiliki pola makan lebih. Tekanan darah responden menunjukkan bahwa 46,1% berada pada kategori optimal, 28,1% normal, dan 25,8% berada pada kategori high normal hingga hipertensi. Analisis bivariat menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) dengan tekanan darah (p < 0,001), di mana responden dengan obesitas tingkat 2 mendominasi kasus hipertensi derajat 2 (100%). Hubungan signifikan juga ditemukan antara pola makan dengan tekanan darah (p = 0,010), dimana pola makan lebih cenderung meningkatkan risiko hipertensi. Terdapat hubungan signifikan antara pola makan dan status gizi terhadap tekanan darah pada mahasiswa.

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease with a prevalence that continues to rise globally. Dietary patterns and nutritional status are important factors contributing to the occurrence of hypertension, particularly among university students who are vulnerable to unbalanced eating habits. This study aimed to determine the relationship between dietary patterns and nutritional status with blood pressure among students of the Medical Education Study Program, Syiah Kuala University.This research employed a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach involving 89 students selected through purposive sampling. Dietary patterns were assessed using the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), nutritional status was evaluated based on Body Mass Index (BMI), and blood pressure was measured using a digital sphygmomanometer. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test to examine relationships between variables.Univariate analysis showed that 33.7% of respondents had normal nutritional status, while 66.3% were overweight or obese. Additionally, 41.6% of respondents had excessive dietary patterns. Blood pressure measurements indicated that 46.1% of respondents were in the optimal category, 28.1% in the normal category, and 25.8% in the high-normal to hypertension categories.Bivariate analysis revealed a significant relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure (p < 0.001), with respondents classified as obesity grade 2 dominating cases of hypertension grade 2 (100%). A significant relationship was also found between dietary patterns and blood pressure (p = 0.010), where excessive dietary intake tended to increase the risk of hypertension. The findings indicate significant associations between dietary patterns and nutritional status with blood pressure among university students.