HUBUNGAN KOLESTEROL TOTAL DENGAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS SAMBIREJO PADA TAHUN 2023

Abstract

Background: Hypertension in the world is still a health problem whose prevalence is still high and continues to increase, causing various risk factors for disease. High cholesterol levels are experienced by many people with hypertension. High cholesterol levels will form plaque on the walls of the arteries which causes the diameter of the blood vessels to shrink, resulting in narrowing (atherosclerosis). The presence of blockages in the blood vessels will cause the elasticity of the blood vessel walls to decrease, causing blood pressure to rise. Hypercholesterolemia that occurs over a long period of time can cause hypertension and cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease.

Objective: This study aims to determine the relation between total cholesterol and blood pressure in hypertension patients at Sambirejo Health Center in 2023.

Method: This type of research used is an analytical observational method with a cross sectional design with sample of 50 people.

Result: the frequency distribution of respondents based on age was found most commonly at the age of  ≥ 60 years ( 36% ), based on gender most often found in women ( 58 % ), the number if respondents with high cholesterol levels was the most dominant ( 46 % ), and then the respondent with stages II hypertension was also found be the most dominant (68 % ).

Conclusion: Based on the analysis of the relationship between total cholesterol levels and blood pressure, 34 patients with grade II hypertension were obtained, 21 patients with high total cholesterol at the Sambirejo Community Health Center for the period April – May 2023. The Chi-Square Test results showed that the p value = 0.034 (<0.05) which means there is a significant relationship between total cholesterol and blood pressure in hypertension sufferers at the Sambirejo Community Health Center for the period April – May 2023.