Proceedings of the Third Andalas International Public Health Conference, AIPHC 2019, 10-11th October 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia

Research Article

The influence of Individual Characteristics and Risk Behavior on The Incidence of Hypertension among Community in Medan City

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297374,
        author={Fazidah Aguslina Siregar and Muhammad Makmur Sinaga},
        title={The influence of Individual Characteristics and Risk Behavior on The Incidence of Hypertension among Community in Medan City},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third Andalas International Public Health Conference, AIPHC 2019, 10-11th October 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={AIPHC},
        year={2020},
        month={7},
        keywords={hypertension individual characteristics risk behavior},
        doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297374}
    }
    
  • Fazidah Aguslina Siregar
    Muhammad Makmur Sinaga
    Year: 2020
    The influence of Individual Characteristics and Risk Behavior on The Incidence of Hypertension among Community in Medan City
    AIPHC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297374
Fazidah Aguslina Siregar1,*, Muhammad Makmur Sinaga1
  • 1: Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, 21 Universitas Street, Padang Bulan, Medan Baru, Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia
*Contact email: fazidah@usu.ac.id

Abstract

. Hypertension is the third cause of death in Indonesia. The incidence of hypertension in Medan City remains high. The disease is related to risk behavior that could be prevented. The purpose of study is to determine the influence of individual characteristics and risk behavior on the incidence of hypertension. This was an observational study with case control design. The study samples was 208 at a case: control ratio of 1:1. Data was analyzed using Simple and Multiple Logistic Regression. The results showed that Individual characteristics including age ( adjusted OR 7.608, 95% CI 2.73, 21.22), education (adjusted OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.03, 3.61), overweight (adjusted OR 2.44, 95% CI 1.31,4.65) and risk behavior including smoking habit (adjusted OR 2.32, 95 % CI 1.22, 4.43) were associated with incidence of hypertension. It was recommended to strengthen health promotion regarding healthy behaviour and maintain body weight.