Analysis Of Factors That Influence The Event Of Hipertension In Adult

Bazaruddin, Zahroh Shaluhiyah, Laksmono Widogdo

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the Cardiovascular Disease (PTM), with the most deaths in Indonesia. The 2016 National Health Indicator Survey (Sirkesnas) prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia in the age group ≥ 18 years based on measurements of 32.4%. At the district level of Tanjung Jabung Barat in 2017 there were 24,860 patients and most were in the working area of ​​the Kuala Tungkal II community Health centers with 5344 patients. Risk factors for hypertension are greatly influenced by age, sex, ethnicity, family history of eating patterns, stress, salt intake, etc. which can cause illnesses such as kidney, heart failure and stroke.

Objective: To analyze the factors that influence the incidence of hypertension in adulthood in the working area of ​​Kuala Tungkal Health Center II.

Methods: The study used a quantitative method with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were residents aged ≥17 years in the working area of ​​Health Center II Kuala Tungkal with a total sample of 270 people taken using probality sampling with proportionate stratified random sampling method. Data analysis uses chi-square.

Results: Most of the respondents in this study were between 36-58 years (66.7%), also known that around 123 respondents (45.6%) had a family history of hypertension. Factors related to the incidence of hypertension in this study were age (0.038), family history (0,000) and smoking habits (0.034) while physical activity was an unrelated factor (0.068).

Conclusion: People with hypertension who smoke have a risk of 4.404 times to experience the incidence of hypertension in adulthood compared to nonsmokers.