Andri Hamidansyah
(Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia)
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the relationship between gender, heredity and nutritional status with hypertension degree in hypertensive patients at Martapura Public Health Center as the most visited health service institution by hypertension patient in Banjar District, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The design used in this study was cross sectional, with a sample of 32 patients with hypertension in Martapura Public Health Center. Data were collected through interview, then analyzed using Chi square test. The results showed that the degree of hypertension related to sex and heredity.
Keywords: hypertension, gender, heredity, nutritional status
