Faktor- Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Hipertensi pada Lansia di PuskesmasAir Dingin Lubuk Minturun

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease which is a very serious health problem today and is the biggest cause of stroke, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The incidence of hypertension is very high especially in the elderly population. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly at the Lubuk Minturun Air Dingin Health Center. This research is an analytic study with cross sectional design and conducted a qualitative study with in-depth interviews. This research was conducted at the Air Dingin Lubuk Minturun Health Center from July to November 2019. The sample used was 110 people taken by accidental sampling. Univariate analysis is presented in the form of a frequency distribution table while bivariate analysis uses the Chi-Square test with α = 0.05 and a confidence level of 95%. The results of this study are there is a correlated between the level of salt consumption with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.025), there is a relationship between the level of consumption of fatty foods with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.010), there is no correlated between smoking habits with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly elderly (p = 0.846), there is no correlated between sports habits with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.179), there is no correlated between obesity and the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.980), there is a correlated between the level of stress with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.011), there was no correlated between socioeconomic status and the incidence of hypertension in the elderly (p = 0.101).