Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 566-574
The Effect of Food Consumption, Stress Level and Nutritional Status with Hypertension among Elderly in Kerinci
Faiz Nur Hanum1, Marlina Andriani2, Nita Andriani3
1Department of Nutrition, Mohammad Natsir University, Bukittinggi,
2Department of Nursing, STIKES Yarsi, Bukittinggi,
3Department of Nutrition, Mohammad Natsir University, Bukittinggi
Corresponding Author: Faiz Nur Hanum
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of hypertension among the elderly is quite high, namely 40% with mortality around >65 years. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia increased in 2018 by 34.1%. The prevalence rate of hypertension has increased in Jambi Province from 24.6% in 2013 to 28.99% in 2018. Hypertension can be caused by factors that can be controlled, including food consumption, stress levels and nutritional status. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of food consumption, stress levels, and nutritional status on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly in the Work Area of the Gunung Labu Health Care of Kerinci in 2020. This research is an observational analytic study with a case control study design. The population of this study were all elderly with a total of 1,425 people. The sample was drawn by purposive sampling with a comparison of cases and controls (1:1) in order to obtain a case sample of 41 people and a control sample of 41 people. Data were collected through a questionnaire by observation and interviews. Data analysis perform with univariate, bivariate, and multivariate using chi square by looking at the odds ratio (OR). The results of the bivariate analysis showed the influence of sodium consumption (p value= 0.009; OR = 4.195), fat consumption (p value = 0.046; OR = 2.723), stress level (p value= 0.007; OR = 4.053) affected hypertension among sample and the results of multivariate analysis were obtained that sodium consumption is the highest risk factor for triggering hypertension in the elderly (p value = 0.008; OR = 4.473). The conclusion of this study is the influence of sodium consumption, fat, and stress levels. It is recommended for the elderly to reduce foods that contain high sodium and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).
Keywords: Hypertension, Food Consumption, Stress Level, Nutritional Status
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