Research Article

Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors among Indonesian Adolescents

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics.

CharacteristicsN (%)

Age (years old)
14198 (16.4)
15416 (34.7)
16380 (31.7)
17206 (17.2)

Sex
Male442 (36.8)
Female758 (63.2)

Ethnicity
Palembang872 (72.7)
Others328 (27.3)

Family history of hypertension
Present444 (37)
Absent756 (63)

Hypertensive father
Yes260 (21.7)
No940 (78.3)

Hypertensive mother
Yes248 (20.7)
No952 (79.3)