<![CDATA[In 2018 the percentage of elderly people in Indonesia will reach 9.27 percent. Decreased physiological function in the elderly is something that occurs with age. Some diseases that often infect the elderly are stroke, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and coronary heart disease caused by cholesterol levels. Elderly exercise that is done regularly can control cholesterol levels, blood pressure and nutritional status so as to avoid disease. This study aims to determine the relationship of elderly gymnastic activities with cholesterol levels, blood pressure and nutritional status in the elderly in Abiansemal Village, Badung Regency. This type of research is an observational cross-sectional design. The sample size is 25 elderly who take gymnastics with sampling technique Purposive Sampling. Cholesterol levels data are collected by measuring using a cholesterol test, blood pressure is collected using a digital blood pressure monitor, nutritional status data is collected by measuring height and weight using microtoise and digital stamped scales, data on elderly gymnastic activities are collected by interview method. Statistical tests using the chi square test with yates correction. The results of statistical analysis using the chi square test with yates correction showed no relationship between elderly exercise activities with cholesterol levels (p = 0.617), there was a relationship between elderly exercise activities with blood pressure (p = 0.019) and there was no relationship between elderly exercise activities with nutritional status ( p = 1,319).]]>
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