Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Hipertensi Pada Lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Bulango Timur Kabupaten Bone Bolango

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a preventable cause of premature death worldwide. In Indonesia, hypertension is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity, so the management of this disease is a very common intervention at various levels of health facilities. Hypertension is often referred to as a “silent killer” because it can appear without warning signs or symptoms, so many people don't realize it.

Method: This research is an observational analytic, namely research that explains the influence of variables through testing the hypotheses that have been formulated previously, using a cross sectional approach. The analysis used was ordinal regression, with a sample size of 178 hypertensive patients.

Results: This study shows that physical activity (ρ=0.012), age (ρ=0.000), gender (ρ=0.000) have an effect on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly. Meanwhile, education level (ρ=0.426) and occupation (ρ=0.976) had no effect on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly.

Conclusion: There is an influence of physical activity, age, and gender on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly in the working area of ​​the East Bolango Health Center, Bone Bolango Regency. It is hoped that all relevant agencies will cooperate in reducing the incidence of hypertension and carry out socialization or other interventions to support efforts to reduce hypertension rates in the elderly.