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High Blood Pressure Risk factors
Specific traits, conditions, or habits
may raise the risk for Hypertensive, called risk factors. This section
analyzes the major risk factors for Hypertensive. Common risk factors of having hypertension- Older
Age - Blood pressure tends to rise with age. For a male older than 45
or a female older than 55, the risk for Hypertensive is higher. Example
Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). It does not mean high blood
pressure is routine part of aging, take steps to keep the blood
pressure at a normal level.
- Overweight or Obesity contributes
for the cause of pre-hypertension or Hypertensive so if overweight or
obese, plan to reduce weigh to reduce the risk of developing
hypertension.
- Unhealthy Lifestyle - Taking too much sodium
salt, too much alcohol drinking, not getting enough potassium, low
physical activity.
- Smoking.
- Too much and long lasting stress.
- Family history of high blood pressure, and
- Already diagnosed as pre-hypertension.
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