Risk Factors Associated Hypertension of Employees

Hypertension is called the silent killer because this disease is a deadly disease, this disease can give up anyone, both young and old. Risk factors for hypertension include age, gender, family history, obesity, diet, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors related to hypertension to employees in private university located in urban area. This study used a descriptive research design. The sample amount to 93 respondents was taken by the purposive sampling technique. The results of the study Showed that risk factors for hypertension include age 18-29 years (46.2%), female sex (52.7%), family history (52.7%), body mass index in the normal category (54.8%), fruit diet and vegetables 1-2 servings (83.9%, 78.5%), smoking in the category of never smoking (64.5%), consuming alcohol in the category of never consuming alcohol (93.5%), physical activity in the category High Level (63.4%). Based on the results of research that has been done, it can be concluded that the risk factors of family history, gender and consumption patterns of fruits and vegetables have the highest percentage in the incidence of hypertensio