Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension at Sadabuan Health Center 2021
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-032-9_32How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- hypertension; smoking; obesity; family history
- Abstract
Hypertension is a multifactorial disease arising due to various interaction factors. Increasing age will cause some physiological changes and increased peripheral resistance and sympathetic activity occurs in elderly. The aim of the study was to analyze the risk factors associated with hypertension at Sadabuan Health Center working area, Padangsidimpuan City in 2021. The study used a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. The population was sufferers who received treatment at the Internal Medicine Clinic at Sadabuan Health Center. The sampling technique is non-probability sampling with 113 respondents. The finding showed that there was a relationship between family history (p value = 0,001), smoking (p value = 0,003), obesity (p value = 0,013) with the incidence of hypertension at Sadabuan Health Center working area, Padangsidimpuan City in 2021. It is expected that the society are be able to maintain blood pressure to stay in a normal state by doing regular physical activity, stopping smoking, reducing weight for obese ones to reduce the risk of hypertension.
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TY - CONF AU - Rini Amalia Batubara AU - Fitri Rahma Handayani AU - Arinil Hidayah AU - Nefonavratilova Ritonga AU - Sakinah Yusro Pohan AU - Khoirunnisah Hasibuan PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/22 TI - Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension at Sadabuan Health Center 2021 BT - Proceedings of the Tapanuli International Health Conference 2022 (TIHC 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 224 EP - 233 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-032-9_32 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-032-9_32 ID - Batubara2022 ER -