Perbedaan Jenis Kelamin Pada Prevalensi dan Faktor Resiko Hipertensi Pada Remaja : Studi Crosssectional

Hypertension is a condition when blood pressure in the blood vessels is chronically elevated. Gender disparities in PTM risk factors have been identified from previous studies in low- or middle-income and high-income countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in Adolescents in Nyatnyono Village, Ungaran Barat District, Semarang Regency. Design of this research is descriptive correlation using a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were teenagers in Desa Nyatnyono , Kecamatan Ungaran Barat, Kabupaten Semarang, with a sample of 144 people taken by quota sampling technique. The data collection tool uses a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi square test. Respondents who have hypertension as many as 41 people where the male sex is 27 people (65.8%) and women are as many as 14 people (34.2%). The results of statistical tests showed a p value of 0.003 (α = 0.05), so that there was a relationship between gender and the incidence of hypertension in adolescents in Nyatnyono Village, Ungaran Barat District, Semarang Regency. Conclusion: The main predictor that dominates the gender relationship with hypertension in adolescents is the risk of being found at an older age, having more smoking behavior and poor sleep quality.