Specific traits, conditions, or habits may raise the risk for Hypertensive, called risk factors. This section analyzes the major risk factors for high blood pressure.
Risk factors of Hypertension
- Aging - Blood pressure tends to rise with age. For a male older than 45 (for female 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 plan to reduce weigh to reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure.
- Unhealthy lifestyle is by taking too much of sodium salt & alcohol, and not getting enough potassium & physical activity.
- Smoking
- Too much and long lasting stress.
- Family history of high blood pressure,
- Already diagnosed as pre-hypertension