<![CDATA[Hypertension is the biggest disease suffered by the Indonesian population. Hypertension is a condition in which the systolic blood pressure increases more than 140 mmHg or diastolic more than 90 mmHg on two measurements with an interval of five minutes in a state of sufficient rest or calm, the normal limit of blood pressure is less than or equal to 120 mmHg. Based on several research results, it is known that blood pressure is strongly influenced by activity factors, excessive salt consumption, and other factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity, sodium intake and body mass index with blood pressure in outpatients at the Puskesmas Tirawuta, East Kolaka Regency.This type of research is an observational analytic with a Cross Sectional Study approach. The sample in this study were all 37 outpatients aged 18 years at the Tirawuta Public Health Center in April 2022 and tested using Chi-square with a 95% confidence level. Based on the results of the study, it was found that most of the physical activity samples (56.8%) had light physical activity, most of the sample's sodium intake (62.2%) had more sodium intake, while the sample BMI (51.4%) had more body weight. Statistical tests showed that there was a relationship between physical activity and blood pressure, as well as a relationship between sodium intake and blood pressure, while in the BMI variable there was no significant relationship between BMI and blood pressure.]]>
