ABSTRACT

Background:  The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia significantly increases with ageing. Hypertension is commonly found on people at the age of 45-65 years because they tend to do not have healthy lifestyle.

Aim: To determine the factors associated with hypertension amongmiddle-aged in Indonesia.

Method: This study used secondary data from Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 with cross sectional study design. The number of samples was 5401 with the inclusion criteria of respondents aged 45-59 years who had complete data on the variables studied, namely: age, gender, smoking habits, fast food consumption, physical activity and BMI. The data were then analyzed using multiple logistic regression.

Results: The results showed that age (AOR _{(54-54)-(45-49)} = 1.36, 95% CI 1.16-1.60 p = 0.000 AOR _{(55-59)-(45-49)} = 1.62, 95% CI 1.37-1.92 p = 0.000), women (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI 1.42-2.14 p = 0.000), smoking status (AOR _Smoke = 1 , 98, 95% CI 1.48-2.66 p = 0.000 AOR_{Not Smoke}= 1.49 95% CI 1.19-1.87 p = 0.000), and Obesity (AOR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.62-2.38 p = 0.000) have significant relationship with hypertension incidence among middle-aged in Indonesia. Conclusion: Hypertension prevention program is urgent to carry out by the health workers from the Ministry of Health. Moreover, the delivery of information related to health promotion about the prevention of hypertension among middle-aged in the community is needed to be encouraged.

Keywords: Hypertension, IFLS, Indonesia, Middle-age