Objective :
To determine the correlation of several risk factors with hypertension in the
elderly at Health Centers Kassi-Kassi Makassar 2015.
Methods :
The study was conducted using an analytic observational study with case control
study, the research done is not stressed at any given time. The case sample taken
randomly and the total sample was 135 people consisting of 45 cases sample and
90 controls sample.
Result :
The bivariate analysis showed that gender (p = 0.002, OR = 3.500, CI = 1.549 to 7.909);
smoking (p = 0.889, OR = 0.942, CI = 0.412 to 2.158); and overweight / obesity (p =
0.000, OR = 4.923, CI = 0.2281 to 10.626)
Conclution :
There is a significant correlation between gender and risk factors for overweight /
obesity on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly with varying values
References : 16 (2005-2015)
Keywords : Risk factor, Hypertension