The Relationship of Body Mass Index with Total Cholesterol and Blood Pressure in Teachers and Staff at Fons Vitae I SMA Jakarta, 2019

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are disorders that can increase the occurrence of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Modern lifestyle trends: a diet high in calories, fat, and cholesterol and a sedentary lifestyle are risk factors for this problem. This study aims to determine the relationship between body mass index, total cholesterol levels, and blood pressure in teachers and staff at SMA Fons Vitae I Jakarta. This research was conducted by the cross-sectional method with a total of 52 respondents. Sample selection with total sampling and the data used is primary data. The results showed that the most criteria for body mass index were overweight (44.23%), the highest total cholesterol was normal (69.23%), the highest systolic blood pressure was normal (55.77%), and the highest diastolic blood pressure was normal (53.85%). ). In this study, there was a relationship between body mass index and total cholesterol (P-Value = 0.001; r = 0.447), systolic blood pressure (P-Value = 0.000; r = 0.494), and diastolic blood pressure (P-Value = 0.000; r = 0.561) on teachers and staff at SMA Fons Vitae I Jakarta. Keywords: body mass index, total cholesterol, blood pressure