Background:
Smoking is one of the risk factors for hypertension. Smoking habit in Indonesia is among the worst all over the world. The prevalence of hypertension in Jatinangor sub-district, Sumedang Regency is 37.8% and much higher than the prevalence of hypertension both in Indonesia (25.8%) and West Java (29.4%). This study was conducted to determine whether smoking, either active or passive smokers, was the significant risk factor for the presence of hypertension in Jatinangor.
Method:
This study is an analytic cross sectional design. Data was collected through interview and physical examination on 3 villages in Jatinangor in 2014, as a part of ‘Epidemiology if Hypertension and Albuminuria in Jatinangor’ study. The variables were smoking status, blood pressure status, and other demographic information. Chi-square analysis was use to analyse.
Result:
A total of 898 subjects were collected. The prevalence of hypertension among active smokers was 34.9%, and among passive smokers was 40.1%, and among non-smokers was 25%. The analysis using chi-square showed no significant association (p value 0.195) between smoking and hypertension, and that result did not change after stratification based on sex, age group, and area of living.
Conclusion:
Smoking, either active or passive smoker, is not a significant risk factor that contributes to the number of hypertension in Jatinangor.
