<![CDATA[Hypertension is a vascular disease, known as silent killer because it often causes no symptoms. Risk factors which can cause hypertension is stress. Stress can trigger hypertension through the activity of the sympathetic nervous system which results in intermittent rise in blood pressure.Objective To determine the relationship of stress with the degree of hypertension in Health Center service Guguk Panjang Bukittinggi.This study is a correlative bivariate analytic study using the Cross Sectional Study approach. The number of samples is 51 people in consecutive sampling. Data collection is by using the PSS questionnaire and blood pressure measurements. Analysis using the Sperman statistical test, s rank test. The results of the study are moderate stress 45.1%, severe stress 7.8%, and stage 1 hypertensive patients, 58.8%, pre-hypertension for 9.8%. There is a relationship of stress with the degree of hypertension with a p value of 0.001 < 0.05]]>
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