Risk Factors For Hypertension In Outpatients at RSUD MGR Gabriel Manek, SVD Atambua

Hypertension or high blood pressure is the leading cause of premature death in the world and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The incidence of hypertension in Belu Regency is quite high in the Regional General Hospital Mgr. Gabriel Manek, SVD Atambua which is a primary care referral hospital located in the border area between Timor Leste and Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the risk factors associated with the incidence of hypertension in Mgr. Gabriel Manek Regional General Hospital, SVD Atambua. The type of research is analytic epidemiology with case control design. Respondents totaled 134 people, 67 case samples and 67 control samples. The sampling technique is accidental sampling. Data collection techniques were interviews and distributing questionnaires. Data analysis using the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed that there was a relationship between age (p value = 0.003, OR = 3.030), family history (p value = 0.000, OR = 12.390), history of alcohol consumption (p value = 0.87, OR = 6.78), and history of sodium consumption (p value = 0.014, OR = 2.570) and there was no relationship between gender (p value = 0.603) and obesity (p value = 0.724) with the incidence of hypertension at Mgr. Gabriel Manek Hospital, SVD Atambua. The community is expected to implement a healthy lifestyle and diet and routinely check blood pressure in health facilities.