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DEFINITION
OPERATIONAL
DEFINITION
1.
Hypertension
Hypertension is defined
as a systolic blood
pressure equal to or
above 140 mmHg
and/or diastolic blood
pressure equal to or
above 90 mm Hg
(World Health
Organization (WHO),
2013)
SCALE OF
MEASUREM
ENT
Categorical
1.Hypertension
Hypertension was considered
to be present if:
(1) the average systolic BP
140 mmHg and/or average
diastolic BP90 mmHg;
(2) or the participants
reported a history of
hypertension;
(3) or participants reported
taking anti-hypertensive
medications in the past two
weeks
(Malaysia Guideline on the
Management of
Hypertension, 3rd Edition,
2008)
2. Normal
2.
Blood
pressure
Blood pressure is
created by the force of
blood pushing against
the walls of blood
vessels (arteries) as it is
pumped by the heart.
(WHO, 2015)
Numerical
3.
Stress
(WHO, 2013)
A state of psychological Based on DASS-21 scoring
or physiological strain
caused by adverse
Normal: 0-14
stimuli, physical,
Mild: 15-18
mental or
Moderate:19-25
emotional,internal or
Severe: 26-33
external, that tends to
Extremely severe: 33++
disturb the functioning
of an organism and
which the organism
naturally desired to
avoid.
Categorical
(Dorlands Medical
Dictionary.)
4.
Depression
A mental state of
altered mood
characterized by feeling
of sadness, despair and
discouragement.
(Dorlands Medical
Dictionary, 2010)
Categorical
Normal: 0-9
Mild: 10-13
Moderate: 14-20
Severe: 21-27
Extremely severe: 28++
Anxiety
An uncomfortable
feeling of nervousness
Categorical
or worry about
something that is
happening or might
happen in the future
Normal: 0-7
Mild: 8-9
Moderate: 10-14
Severe: 15-19
Extremely severe: 20++
(Cambridge Dictionary)
6.
Educational
level
Categorical
Household
income
Money received,
especially on a regular
basis, for work or
through investments
(Oxford University
Press, 2016)
Numerical
8.
Gender
Sex differences
in Based on the persons
biology arise from gender: Male or Female
differences
in
sex
chromosome
dosage
(2X vs. 1X or 0Y vs.
1Y).
It
is
the
transcription factor Sry
located on the Y
chromosome
that
causes differentiation of
testes and leading to a
rise in the levels of
testosterone (T) in
utero. Since ones sex is
defined phenotypically
(i.e., whether one is
born with testes or
ovaries), a functioning
Sry leads to the birth of
a male while in its
absence (e.g., an XX or
XO individual), ovaries
develop and a female is
born.
Categorical
Physical activity is
defined as any bodily
movement produced by
skeletal muscles that
requires energy
expenditure.
(World Health
Organization (WHO),
2015)
Numerical
3.3*walking minutes*
walking days.
Moderate METminutes per week =
4.0*moderates
intensity activity
minutes*moderate
days.
Vigorous METminutes per week =
8.0*vigorous intensity
activity
minutes*vigorous
intensity days.
Overweight
and Obesity
(BMI)
11.
Smoking
status
Categorical
Based on body mass index
(BMI)
A person with a BMI of 30 or
more is generally considered
obese. A person with a BMI
equal to or more than 25 is
considered overweight.
(WHO, 2016)
(WHO, 2016)
Current smoker: An
adult who has smoked
100 cigarettes in his or
her lifetime and who
currently smokes
cigarettes.
Former smoker: An
1. Current smoker
2. Former smoker
Categorical
3. Never smoker
Family
hypertension