RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION ADULT 20-44 YEARS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF KAWATUNA, CITY OF PALU

Background & Objective: Hypertension is a serious public health problem that closes to a high prevalence. It has already killed 1.5 million people every year in South East Asia. Public health centre Kawatuna is public health centre which has the highest prevalence in 2006 from 13 public health centers in Palu. The study aims at finding out the habit of consuming fruits and vegetables, habit of consuming coffee, habit of smoking and BMI (Body Mass Index) as a risk factor of hypertension occurrence in the age of 20-44 years old in Public Health Centre Kawatuna Palu.  Material and Methods:  This was a case control study. Sample drawn for case group used total sampling whereas for control group used purposive sampling. Results: Consumption of fruits and vegetables was a risk factor for hypertension (OR = 3,381 (1,840-6,214)), coffee consumption was a risk factor for hypertension (OR = 2,234 (1,102-4,532)), BMI was a risk factor for hypertension (OR = 3,474 (1,820-6,629)) and smoking habits are risk factors for hypertension but not significant (OR = 1,725 (0,680-4,380)) . Conclusion: Habit of lack of consuming fruit and vegetable, habit of over consuming coffee and IMT >25 kg/m2 are the risk factors of hypertension occurrence