Does Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure?
Risk Factors
In the United States, about 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure. About 25% of people with high blood pressure are unaware that they have it.
About 25% of American adults have prehypertension. People who are diagnosed with prehypertension (blood pressure ranges from 120 - 139/80 - 89 mm Hg) are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure.
Age and Gender
Age is the major risk factor of hypertension. Men over age 45 and women over age 55 are at increased risk for high blood...
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High blood pressure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Combat causes chronic high blood pressure: study
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Ordinary virus may cause high blood pressure
A common virus that affects 60 percent to 99 percent of adults may be a major cause of high blood pressure, a new suggests. In a new study performed... Read more »
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Patient Guide: Complications...
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