Risk Factors for Hypertension

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a problem that can affect people of all ages, all races, all income levels, and both sexes. It does NOT mean that you cannot develop high blood pressure simply because you do not have any of the risk factors listed below. And just because you have all of the risk factors doesn't mean that you will inevitably have high blood pressure.

Risk factors are based upon statistics that have been gathered over the years, and while they are helpful in determining risk, they have nothing whatsoever to do with whether a patient has or will develop high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, in and of itself is not fatal; but the medical problems that it can cause are very serious, and can most assuredly be fatal. High blood pressure definitely increases the risk for a whole host of problems like heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney disease. Every person needs to have their blood pressure measured regularly whether any of the following risk factors are present of not.

Age: Most cases of high blood pressure are diagnosed in people over the age of 45 for men and 55 for women. However, elevated blood pressure readings have also been noted in infants who have a family history of high blood pressure and in teenagers (particularly those who are obese).

Race: Black people are more often diagnosed with high blood pressure than Asians or Caucasians, but there are those of every race who have high blood pressure.

High Stress: Those who have jobs that are very stressful or who live with very stressful situations are more likely to develop high blood pressure if the stress continues for a long period of time or happens very frequently.

Obesity: Obesity is very often a factor of high blood pressure and losing even 10 pounds can lower blood pressure significantly.

Sedentary Lifestyle: Those who do not exercise are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who are active.

Poor Diet: Diets that are loaded with salt and fat (think convenience food, prepackaged foods, and fast foods) are considered to be a very high risk for developing high blood pressure.

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