Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a preventable cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of self-reported hypertension among the older person in Malaysia and its associated factors. METHODS: The study used data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2018. It was a cross sectional study with stratified cluster sampling design. A total of 3977 adults aged 60 years and above were selected in this study. An information sheet and consent form were made available to every respondent. Respondents were given structured questionanaire via face to face interview using mobile device for data collection. Respondents were classified as having hypertension if they were told to have hypertension by medical personnel previously. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23. Multiple logistic regression model was used to examine the effects of associated factors with hypertension. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 51.1%. Hypertension was higher among other Bumiputras (aOR 1.92, 95%CI: 1.48, 2.49) and Chinese (aOR 1.24, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.53) and unemployed respondents (aOR 1.51, 95%CI: 1.26, 1.81), higher among respondents with: diabetes (aOR 3.27, 95%CI: 2.67, 3.99), high cholesterol (aOR 6.31, 95%CI: 5.34, 7.45), obesity (aOR 1.67, 95%CI:1.35, 2.08), inactive (aOR 1.34, 95%CI: 1.12, 1.59), and non smokers (aOR 1.67, 95%CI: 1.34, 2.09). CONCLUSION: Strengthening the provision of healthcare services and improving some of the modifiable associated factors is important to avoid the complication of hypertension.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-269,
title = {Self-Reported Hypertension Among Older Person in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors},
author = {Nur Liana Ab Majid and Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani and Halizah Mat Rifin and Tania Gayle Robert Lourdes and Jane Ling Miaw Yn and Thamil Arasu Saminanthan and Hasimah Ismail and Ahzairin Ahmad and MEnvMg and Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a preventable cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of self-reported hypertension among the older person in Malaysia and its associated factors. METHODS: The study used data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2018. It was a cross sectional study with stratified cluster sampling design. A total of 3977 adults aged 60 years and above were selected in this study. An information sheet and consent form were made available to every respondent. Respondents were given structured questionanaire via face to face interview using mobile device for data collection. Respondents were classified as having hypertension if they were told to have hypertension by medical personnel previously. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23. Multiple logistic regression model was used to examine the effects of associated factors with hypertension. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 51.1%. Hypertension was higher among other Bumiputras (aOR 1.92, 95%CI: 1.48, 2.49) and Chinese (aOR 1.24, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.53) and unemployed respondents (aOR 1.51, 95%CI: 1.26, 1.81), higher among respondents with: diabetes (aOR 3.27, 95%CI: 2.67, 3.99), high cholesterol (aOR 6.31, 95%CI: 5.34, 7.45), obesity (aOR 1.67, 95%CI:1.35, 2.08), inactive (aOR 1.34, 95%CI: 1.12, 1.59), and non smokers (aOR 1.67, 95%CI: 1.34, 2.09). CONCLUSION: Strengthening the provision of healthcare services and improving some of the modifiable associated factors is important to avoid the complication of hypertension.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Setia Alam, Selangor},
keywords = {Elderly, hypertension, Malaysia},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}