Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2019)

Factors Associated with Hypertension among Elderly in Medan, Indonesia

Santa Ulina Apriani Situngkir (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Namora Lumongga Lubis (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Fazidah Aguslina Siregar (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara)

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Publish Date
01 May 2019

Abstract

Background: Hypertension or high blood pressure is often called the silent killer. World Health Organization reported that hypertension is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths (12.8% of the total of all deaths). Prevalence of hypertension in Medan ranked the third in Indonesia in all ages with the mortality of 6.8%. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with hyper

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Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
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jepublichealth

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Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Public Health

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Background: Increased blood pressure for a long time can increase the risk of kidney failure, co­ronary heart disease, brain damage, and other di­seases. In 2019, it is estimated that hyper­tens­ion is experienced by 1.13 billion people in the world with most (two thirds) living in low and ...