Background: Cognition is a system that regulates the process of information in the brain that involves several aspects of memory, language, attention, visuospacual, and orientation. High blood pressure and low blood pressure in working age often cause symptoms of headache, weakness, and decreased
attention. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between blood pressure with decreased cognitive function in the working age group in Bantarujeg Village Majalengka Regency.
Methods: This type of research is analytic observational with cross sectional approach. The number of samples used were 119 respondents aged 31-50 years, 39 respondents with high blood pressure, 40 respondents with low blood pressure, 40 respondents with normal blood pressure (control group), that taken by purposive sampling technique. The data has been collected by blood pressure and MoCA-INA questionnaire, analyzed using Chi-Square test with SPSS 20.0 for windows program.
Result: The results of statistical analysis show that there was a significant relationship between blood pressure with decreased cognitive function (p = 0,003). Working age group with high blood pressure was 4,951 times to experience decreased cognitive function compared the normal blood pressure (OR = 4,951; 95% CI 1.861 s / d 13,176). While working age group with low blood pressure at risk 1,855 times to decrease cognitive function compared the normal blood pressure (OR = 1,855; 95% CI 0,692 s / d 4,973).
Conclusions: There was a significant relationship between blood pressure and decreased cognitive function in working age group in Bantarujeg village Majalengka Regency
