Introduction: Hypertension is a degenerative disease that have a high rate of morbidity and mortality, a condition where the blood pressure exceeds normal blood pressure. Hypertension in the elderly is largely isolated systolic hypertension. This study aimed to determine characteristic hypertension in the elderly patients at Kelurahan 32 Ilir Kecamatan Ilir Barat II Palembang 2013. Method: The …