| 초록 |
Nutritional status changes, diet, and lifestyle are risk factors of adolescents hypertension. Adolescents with hypertension can continue in adulthood and also with higher chance of morbidity and mortality. According to Indonesian Basic Health Research 2013, the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia was 25.8% and increased to 34.1% in 2018. The main objective of this study was to determine associated factors of hypertension in Indonesian adolescents. The design of this study was a literature review. The articles were cross-sectional research. The search for articles included the following criteria; the articles must be published in the last 7 years (from 2012-2019) and the sampled adolescent in Indonesia. It was found that 8 factors were related to hypertension in adolescent in Indonesia. Those factors were the high-sodium intake, body weight, family history of hypertension, obesity, birth weight, physical activity, body mass index, and smoking. Public health center should educate adolescents about the recommendation of daily salt intake to prevent the excessive intake that may affect hypertension. Adolescents with normal nutritional status can increase knowledge about hypertension, as well as regulate eating habits according to the needs of physical growth and development. |