Key result
Dietary factors and work stress correlate weakly with hypertension incidence.
Why the study?
Nutritional status is a contributing factor to hypertension, and the relationship between nutrient intake, work stress, nutritional status, and hypertension incidence in the community was not well defined.
Do nutritional intake (fat, fiber, sodium), work stress, and nutritional status correlate with the incidence of hypertension in a community setting?
Cross-Sectional (n=98)
No
Do nutritional intake (fat, fiber, sodium), work stress, and nutritional status correlate with the incidence of hypertension in a community setting?
Effect estimate: Fat r=0.212, Fiber r=-0.226, Sodium r=0.231, Stress r=0.245, Nutritional status r=0.219
p-value: p=<0.05 (ranging from 0.015 to 0.036)
Higher intakes of fat and sodium, lower fiber intake, greater work stress, and overnutrition are significantly, though weakly, associated with a higher incidence of hypertension in this community.
Weak correlations in this cross-sectional study should not change practice; leaves open whether diet or stress modification reduces hypertension incidence.
The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed the prevalence of hypertension worldwide in 2023, with an estimated 1.28 billion people aged 30–79 years, while in Indonesia, the prevalence was 30.18% for those aged >18 years in 2023. Nutritional status is one of the contributing factors to hypertension. Many individuals with hypertension are caused by poor nutritional status. One key aspect of achieving optimal health is ensuring good nutritional status. Adequate and balanced nutrient intake contributes to healthy nutritional status. This study aims to determine the relationship between nutritional intake (fat, fiber, sodium), work stress, and nutritional status with the incidence of hypertension in the community of Beringin Lubai Village, Muara Enim Regency, in 2025. This study used a cross-sectional research design with a sample size of 98 respondents. The sampling technique used random sampling. The results of the study were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test. The results showed that there was a relationship between nutrient intake and the incidence of hypertension (fat = 0.036, fiber = 0.025, sodium = 0.022), there was a relationship between work stress and the incidence of hypertension with a p-value of 0.015, and there was a relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of hypertension with a p-value of 0.030.
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Rizqullah et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=98). Nutritional intake (fat, fiber, sodium), work stress, and nutritional status was evaluated on Incidence of hypertension (Fat r=0.212, Fiber r=-0.226, Sodium r=0.231, Stress r=0.245, Nutritional status r=0.219, p=<0.05 (ranging from 0.015 to 0.036)). Nutritional intake of fat, fiber, and sodium, as well as work stress and nutritional status, were significantly but weakly correlated with the incidence of hypertension.
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