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Anxiety. Severe headaches. Chest pain. Dizziness. Vision changes. Buzzing in the ears. Causes of Hypertension. There are many different causes of high blood pressure, but often one single cause ...
Although severe hypertension is more common in the elderly, it may occur in children (though very rarely), likely due to metabolic or hormonal dysfunction. In 2014, a systematic review identified women as having slightly higher increased risks of developing hypertensive crises than do men. [5]
Therefore, to reduce stress and anxiety, reduction to smoking and alcohol, decreasing intake of salt or having regular aerobic activity are some examples of therapy that can help manage cases of labile hypertension. By reducing alcohol intake, the systolic blood pressure will lower by 2-4mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure by 1–2 mm Hg.
Hypertension is slightly more frequent in men. [10] In people aged under 50 years, more men than women have hypertension, [10] and in ages above 50 years the prevalence of hypertension is the same in men and women. [10] In ages above 65 years, more women than men have hypertension. [7] Hypertension becomes more common with age. [5]
Major depressive disorder is twice as common in women compared to men. [16] This increased rate is partially related to women's increased likelihood to experience sexual violence, poverty, and higher workloads. [16] Depression in women is more likely to be comorbid with anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and eating disorders. [16]
In terms of environmental factors, dietary salt intake is the leading risk factor in the development of hypertension. [7] Salt sensitivity is characterized by an increase in blood pressure with an increase in dietary salt and is associated with various genetic, demographic, and physiological factors— African American populations, postmenopausal women, and older individuals carry a higher ...
Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, so about one in three people don’t know they have it.
There are more women than men with hypertension, [19] and, although men develop hypertension earlier in life, [20] hypertension in women is less well controlled. [21] [22] The consequences of high blood pressure in women are a major public health problem and hypertension is a more important contributory factor in heart attacks in women than men ...