<![CDATA[Overweight and central obese in Indonesia are increasing. The 2018 basic health research showed the prevalence of central obese at the age of 15 years was 31.0%. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia is 34.1%. The purpose of this study was to describe the body mass index according to age (BMI/A) and the ratio of waist-hip circumference (WHR) to blood pressure in class XI MAN 4 Jakarta. The study used a descriptive approach with a cross sectional design. The sampling method used a proportional systematic random sampling formula and the number of samples representing each department was determined by the stratified random sampling formula. The research was conducted on at MAN 4 Jakarta on 52 students of class XI for the academic year 2021/2022 aged 16-17 years. While the primary data collected were sample characteristics used interview , body mass index by age used microtoise tools and weight scale, waist- hip ratio, and blood pressure. Results: BMI/A most of the subjects had good nutritional status 63.5%, WHR most of the subjects were in the no-risk category 61.5%, most of the subjects had normal blood pressure 76.9%. There was no significant relationship between age, gender, family history of hypertension and waist-to-hip-ratio circumference (WHR) to blood pressure (p>0,05) and to a significant relationship between body mass index by age (BMI/A) to blood pressure (p<0,05). Conclusion: There is a normal blood pressure tendencies are common those who had a body mass index by age (BMI/A) are overweight or obese and waist-to-hip-ratio circumference (WHR) are at risk]]>
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