Description Of Triglyceride Levels In The Elderly Who Have Hypertension

Triglyceride is one of the types of fat that can be found in the blood and various organ in the body that can cause problems for human health when the level is above the normal range or it can be called as hypertriglyceridemia. A highly level of triglycerides is one of the cause from the increasing of blood pressure. This research has an aim to determine the description of triglyceride levels from elderly who is suffering from hypertension. The method that used in this research is a descriptive method with laboratory examination. The samples in this research are 32 elderly people suffering from hypertension at Center for Elderly Care and Speech (Badan Pelayanan dan Penyantunan Lanjut Usia/BPPLU) Pagar Dewa Kota Bengkulu and the sampling method is total sampling technique. This sampling method is taking data with a measurement of the level of triglyceride using a spectrophotometer. The results of this research is known that 11 respondents of 32 respondents (about 34%) have abnormal triglyceride levels and 21 respondents of 32 respondents (66%) have normal triglyceride levels. It can be concluded that 34% from total respondents have abnormal triglyceride levels and 66% from total respondents normal triglyceride levels. The highly level of triglycerides can be the one of the factors causing hypertension. Keywords—Hypertension, Triglycerides, Elderly