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Introduction: Hypertension is a condition where systolic blood pressure is more than 140 mmHg or diastolic pressure is more than 90 mmHg (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2021). One of the complication is cognitive impairment due to lack of adequate nutrition. Objectives: this study was conducted to determine the relationship between nutritional status and degree of hypertension with cognitive function in patients with hypertension. Methods : the cross-sectional was conducted in this study. Data collection techniques in this study used MMSE questionnaires and blood pressure measurements. Data analysis using Chi Square test. Results : The results of this study in the univariate analysis showed that the majority of people had an obese BMI as many as 39 people (63.9%), most of the respondents suffered from grade 1 hypertension as many as 34 people (55.7%), and respondents with normal cognitive function as many as 42 people (68.9%). Meanwhile, the results of bivariate analysis showed hypertension (p value=0.582), while the degree of hypertension variables and cognitive function showed a significant relationship (p value=0.002). Conclusion: in this study is that there is no relationship between nutritional status and cognitive function. In addition, there is a significant relationship between the degree of hypertension and cognitive function in hypertensive patients at the Jatiwarna sub-district health center