The Case Study of Heart Disease at Urban and Rural Communities by Gender and Age in Indonesia in 2018

Abstract

Introduction: Heart disease is a community health problem. It is expensive to care and cure and leadingcause of death in Indonesia. The research aimed to analyze relationship and magnitude of the risk ofexposure of heart disease in urban and rural communities according to age and sex factors. Methods: Itwas quantitative research with cross sectional design. Data came from Indonesia Basic Health Researchat 2018 with all household as population. Sample were individuals aged ≥ 15 years. It used chi squareand estimate risk analysis. Results: Heart disease was higher in urban areas, especially 54,6% womenwere more exposed to heart disease than 45,4% men. Also elderly group was the highest (65,8%) thanother group. There were 66.7% elderly men and 65.0% women risk to exposed heart disease than othergroups. There was a significant relationship between gender, age and region with heart disease cases.The exposure risk of heart disease for men in urban areas were 1.4 times greater than rural. The urbanelderly group were 1.9 times greater than rural. The urban elderly men group were 2 times greater thanrural. The urban elderly women group were 1.8 times larger than rural. Conclusion: Heart disease inurban areas was higher than rural areas. Women had more risk of heart disease. Elderly women grouphad highest risk than other age groups.