Links Between Food Consumption Patterns That Affect and Give Risk for Hypertension Diseases in People Aged 45-65 Years, in the Vera-Cruz Health Center (2025)

Introduction: According to the latest WHO data published in 2022, deaths from hypertension in Timor-Leste reached 156 or 2.21% of the total mortality. The age-adjusted mortality rate for those aged 45-60 years is 24.12 per 100,000 population, ranking Timor-Leste 60th in the world. (World Health Organization, 2022). The data of patients who suffered from hypertension diseases in the Veracruz Health Center in the year 2024 with a total of 597, males with 254 people and females with 343 people who undergo treatment for hypertension disease. (Vera-Cruz, 2025). Research Objective : To learn more about the relationships between food consumption patterns that affect and increase the risk of hypertension in people aged 45-65 years. Research Methodology : The Spearman rank method is used with quantitative analysis with a cross-sectional study approach. Research Result : Based on Spearman 's analysis , the probability value is 0.05 greater than sig (1-tailed) or 0.5> 0.02, with the result showing that there is a relationship between food consumption and hypertension. Conclusion: This research shows that the food consumption variable has an influence on hypertension for people aged 45-65 years based on the Spearman Rank statistical analysis.