What are the causes of hypertension

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When it comes to high blood pressure, you will not be unfamiliar with it. In modern families, high blood pressure is a very common disease, which endangers people's health. Let's talk about the causes of high blood pressure. If you want to know, you can come in and have a look.

What are the causes of hypertension

First: 1, age and gender, the incidence rate of hypertension increased with age. According to domestic data, the incidence rate of under 40 years old is 3.4%, 40~49 years old 10.2%, 50~59 years old 17.2%, 24.1% above 60 years old. The prevalence rate of hypertension was 6.96% in male and 8.4% in female. Generally speaking, the prevalence rate of male is slightly higher than that of female before the age of 35, and that of female is higher than that of male after the age of 35, which may be related to women's pregnancy and menopausal endocrine changes.

Second: 2, the incidence rate of hypertension varies greatly among occupation workers with different occupational types. According to the data, the incidence rate of hypertension is 7.78%, and that of manual workers is 4.68%. While the occupation of high tension occupations such as drivers and conductors, the prevalence rate of hypertension is as high as 11.3%.

Third: 3. Studies on obesity or overweight show that obese people are 2-4 times more likely to suffer from hypertension than normal people, and their blood pressure tends to decrease with weight loss. If the weight exceeds 15% of the standard weight, weight loss should be considered.

matters needing attention

Too much salt is easy to cause hypertension, there are many reports at home and abroad. The researchers found that the Eskimos of the Arctic and the aborigines of some Pacific Islands eat little salt and can hardly find patients with high blood pressure. The salt consumption of Yi people in Liangshan is also less, and the prevalence of hypertension is the lowest in China, while the prevalence of hypertension of Tibetan people in Lhasa is the highest in China due to their habit of drinking salt and tea; the salt consumption of residents in northern China is more than that in southern China, so the prevalence of hypertension is also significantly higher than that in southern China.