Research Article
Nutritional Status, Blood Pressure Levels, and The Associated Risks for Hypertension in Islamic High School Teachers in Medan
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-10-2022.2328873, author={Risti Rosmiati and Nila Reswari Haryana and Hardi Firmansyah and Rasita Purba and Latifah Rahman Nurfazriah and Muhammad Edwin Fransiari}, title={ Nutritional Status, Blood Pressure Levels, and The Associated Risks for Hypertension in Islamic High School Teachers in Medan}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of Engineering and Implementation on Vocational Education, ACEIVE 2022, 20 October 2022, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ACEIVE}, year={2023}, month={5}, keywords={employee status hypertension overweight risk factor teachers}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-10-2022.2328873} }- Risti Rosmiati
Nila Reswari Haryana
Hardi Firmansyah
Rasita Purba
Latifah Rahman Nurfazriah
Muhammad Edwin Fransiari
Year: 2023
Nutritional Status, Blood Pressure Levels, and The Associated Risks for Hypertension in Islamic High School Teachers in Medan
ACEIVE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-10-2022.2328873
Abstract
Several studies on body size and hypertension have been conducted among various people and professions. Teachers serve as role models for their student's health and well-being, particularly regarding nutritional status and physical outlook. However, many teachers face health issues that they do not consider a threat to their career or personal life. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nutritional status and incidence of hypertension in Islamic high school teachers in Medan. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 74 teachers from 3 Islamic high schools in Medan between July-august 2022. Data collected using interviews, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. The results showed that there were 40 teachers (54.1%) overweight based on BMI category, while there were 46 teachers (62.2%) had hypertension. Logistic regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between overweight nutritional status and the incidence of hypertension (p = 0.001, 95% CI: 2.145 - 19.719). Teachers with overweight are 6.5 times more likely to have hypertension than those with normal nutritional status, which was controlled by the confounding variable, employee status (p = 0.016; OR 14.3, 95% CI: 1,629 – 125,931). Therefore, the nutritional status of teachers in Islamic High School have to be concern to prevent hypertension, so they can have better perfomance in school and in a personal life.