<![CDATA[The existence of a parallel transition triangle ie epidemiology, demography and technologyin Indonesia today has resulted in changes in the disease pattern from infectious diseasesto non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of which is a degenerative disease which is a majorfactor in the problem of morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle such as irregular exercise habits,lack of physical activity, smoking habits and alcohol and the wrong diet (high in calories, fatand sodium) can affect a person's blood pressure so that if not controlled will lead tohypertension. This study aims to determine the risk factors of hypertension in productiveage in PuskesmasLansotTomohon.This type of research is analytic survey with the approach of case control (retrospective).The Community Health Center LansotTomohon in March to April 2014. The sample in thisstudy were 94 people consisting of 47 people who have high blood pressure and 47 serveas a case of people who have normal blood pressure served as the control. The data wereanalyzed using statistical test Chi Square and Odds Ratio (OR) with a confidence level (CI)95%, with the aid of SPSS softwareThe results were obtained there is a very significant p = 0.006 (p <0.05) and the value ofOR = 3.3 between drinking alcohol with hypertension. There was a significant relationship p= 0.006 (p <0.05) and the value of OR = 4.3 between smoking and the incidence ofhypertension. There was a significant relationship p = 0.001 (p <0.05) and the value of OR= 9.2 between a diet high in sodium with hypertension. There was a significant relationshipp = <0.001 ((p <0.05) and the value of OR = 6.3 between nutritional status and theincidence of hypertension in the productive age in the working area health centersLansotTomohon.]]>
