Pengaruh Tekanan Panas Terhadap Tekanan Darah Tinggi Pada Pekerja Bagian Casting dan Pressing Di PT X Tahun 2019

Background. Heat pressure is a combination of several factors such as air temperature, air humidity, air velocity which is a forming of heat pressure. Exposure to high heat pressure can cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, also known as hypertension. According to the WHO, hypertension causes the deaths of as many as 8 million deaths a year worldwide. According to Riskesdas (2018) in Indonesia hypertension has a high prevalence, which is equal to 25.8% in 2013 and then becomes 34.1% in 2018. Methods. This study used a cross-sectional study design. This study aims to see the relationship between heat pressure and high blood pressure on workers in the casting and pressing units of PT X. This study included 60 respondents taken using accidentaly sampling. Results. The results of this study indicate that workers exposed to high blood pressure in the casting and pressing units of PT X is 33 (55%) people. Conclusions. Based on multivariate analysis, it can be seen that the factors that are significantly associated with high blood pressure are heat pressure (P value = 0,000; OR = 19,640; 95% CI = 7,714-81,832) and hereditary history (P value = 0,011; OR = 11,802; 95% CI = 1,760-79,112) where the most influential factor is heat pressure. Workers exposed to heat stress are at risk of developing high blood pressure. The risk becomes greater if you have a history of heredity.