Habits Drinking Ordinary Water Can Prevent Hypertension

Abstract

Hypertension, as the third cause of death, besides stroke and tuberculosis, amounts to 6.8 percent of the proportion of deaths at all ages in Indonesia. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia has reached 31.7 percent of the total adult population. Estimated, there are 76 percent of cases of hypertension in people who have not been diagnosed. Drinking enough ordinary water will help maximize the function of the body organs, in order to work optimally, so that the body metabolism will run well and normal. For smokers this amount shall be increased by half. The purpose of research was to know the effect of drinking water and other factors on the prevention of hypertension in working area Puskesmas Pasirkaliki Bandung. Design study was case control. The number of samples is 156 people, with a ratio of 1:1 (between cases and controls). Data were collected by interviewing. The bivariate analysis used chi square test, and multivariate analysis used logistic regression. The result of drinking enough ordinary water at least 6 cups a day contributes to prevent hypertension. For those who are still healthy, habit of drinking ordinary water is recommended at least 6 cups (1500 ml) per day. But for people who already have hypertension, heart and kidney diseases should be adjusted to the excretion organ.