Keperawatan
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): DESEMBER

The Relationship Between Fast Food Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in Adults

Fasya Melivia, Jeanita (Unknown)
Everentia Ngasu, Kristina (Unknown)
Nur Puspita Sari, Dewi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2025

Abstract

People's habit of consuming fast food can have a negative impact on their health. there can be an increase in salt or sodium intake because fast food contains high levels of salt or sodium so that it can cause the risk of hypertension or increased high blood pressure. Objective to identify the relationship between fast food consumption (fast food) and the incidence of hypertension in adults. Research Design: quantitative research with a descriptive correlational design with a cross sectional approach. Sample Technique: non-probability sampling technique with purposive sampling method: 174 respondents. Data Analysis: Normality Test, Univariate Analysis, Bivariate Analysis. Results: analysis of the results with the chi-square test obtained a P-Value of 0.003 (<0.5). Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the consumption of fast food (fastfood) with the incidence of hypertension shows that there is a relationship between fast food consumption (fastfood) with the incidence of hypertension in adults.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jrmk

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

The focus and scopes of the journal include surgical nursing, emergency nursing, gerontological nursing, community nursing, mental health nursing, pediatric nursing, maternity nursing, nursing leadership and management, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in nursing, and education in ...