_Hypertensionis a noncommunicable disease that gets the nickname "The Silent Killer", because of its characteristics that cause death without any previous symptoms. The number of elderly population in Indonesia according to 2016 Susenas data is 22.4 million people or 8.69% of the population, and hypertension is the most common disease (57.6%). Many factors can cause hypertension including family history, history of previous hypertension, and smoking. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors for hypertension in the elderly in Tambaksogra Village, Sumbang District, Banyumas Regency. This type of research is analytic descriptive research with a retrospective approach. The population in this study were all the elderly who had hypertension recorded from January to July 2019 totaling 217 respondents. The sampling technique used is total sampling. The results of this study were processed using the Chi Square test (table 2x2). The results of this study found that there was a relationship between family history and hypertension history prior to hypertension in the elderly with p values of each p value
Diseases that are mostly suffered by the elderly include hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes mellitus. One of the non-communicable diseases that cause mortality and morbidity in Indonesia is hypertension, the management of which is commonly practiced at various levels of health facilities. The number of elderly population in Indonesia according to 2016 Susenas data is 22.4 million people or 8.69% of the population, and hypertension is the most common disease (57.6%). Several studies have shown that BMI is associated with hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index and hypertension in the elderly in Tambaksogra Village, Sumbang District, Banyumas Regency. The type of this research is analytic descriptive research with a retrospective approach. The populations were all the elderly who had hypertension recorded from January to July 2019 with 217 respondents. The sampling technique used is total sampling. The results of this study were processed using the Chi Square test and it was found out that there was a relationship between BMI and hypertension in the elderly with p value
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