what are the risk factors for hypertension?
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['Age. The risk of high blood pressure increases as you age. ... ', 'Race. ... ', 'Family history. ... ', 'Being overweight or obese. ... ', 'Not being physically active. ... ', 'Using tobacco. ... ', 'Too much salt (sodium) in your diet. ... ', 'Too little potassium in your diet.']
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Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke, with a strong, direct, linear, and continuous relationship between blood pressure and stroke risk.
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['High blood pressure. High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most important risk factors for CVD. ... ', 'Smoking. ... ', 'High cholesterol. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Inactivity. ... ', 'Being overweight or obese. ... ', 'Family history of CVD. ... ', 'Ethnic background.']
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['Obesity. Studies show that the increase in body mass index as well as the increase in age are linked to rising blood pressure and can lead to hypertension. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Kidney disease.']
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About half of all Americans (47%) have at least 1 of 3 key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Some risk factors for heart disease cannot be controlled, such as your age or family history. But you can take steps to lower your risk by changing the factors you can control.
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['High Blood Pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading cause of stroke and the most significant controllable risk factor. ... ', 'Smoking. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Diet. ... ', 'Physical Inactivity. ... ', 'Obesity. ... ', 'High Blood Cholesterol. ... ', 'Carotid Artery Disease.']
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Hypertension is a common clinical problem and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Elevated heart rate is associated with elevated blood pressure, increased risk for hypertension, and, among hypertensives, increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
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['High blood pressure.', 'High cholesterol.', 'Cigarette smoking.', 'Diabetes.', 'Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity.', 'Overweight and obesity.']
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The major risk factors. There are many risk factors for CAD and some can be controlled but not others. The risk factors that can be controlled (modifiable) are: High BP; high blood cholesterol levels; smoking; diabetes; overweight or obesity; lack of physical activity; unhealthy diet and stress.
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Whole Grains, Weight, Diabetes, Hypertension Excess weight is also a major risk factor for hypertension. For better blood pressure control, brown rice is better than white rice in part because brown rice is a significantly better source of salt-blunting minerals like potassium and magnesium.
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High Blood Pressure is the No. 1 Controllable Risk Factor for Stroke. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension.
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The three factors that contribute to blood pressure are resistance, blood viscosity, and blood vessel diameter.
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['Diet is an important risk factor in coronary heart disease.', 'Food-related risk factors include obesity, high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes and a diet high in saturated fats.', 'A low-saturated fat, high-fibre, high plant food diet can substantially reduce the risk of developing heart disease.']
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['High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). High blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. ... ', 'High Blood Cholesterol. One of the major risk factors for heart disease is high blood cholesterol. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Obesity and Overweight. ... ', 'Smoking. ... ', 'Physical Inactivity. ... ', 'Gender. ... ', 'Heredity.']
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['Pre-existing hypertension (high blood pressure)', 'Kidney disease.', 'Diabetes.', 'Hypertension with a previous pregnancy.', "Mother's age younger than 20 or older than 40.", 'Multiple fetuses (twins, triplets)', 'African-American race.']
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['A diet high in salt, fat, and/or cholesterol.', 'Chronic conditions such as kidney and hormone problems, diabetes, and high cholesterol.', 'Family history, especially if your parents or other close relatives have high blood pressure.', 'Lack of physical activity.']
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INTRODUCTION. High blood pressure is usually associated with certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors conjointly resulting in increased CVD morbidity. These other CVD risk factors vary in proportion from one environment to another,2 and depend on the level of sophistication of the community.