Women and Hypertension
Hypertension, also referred to as ‘High Blood Pressure’ is characterized by having a blood pressure reading equal to or over 140/90mm Hg (SBP/DBP)
What is Hypertension?
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Risk Factors:
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Age
Sleep apnea
Overweight and obesity
Low levels of physical activity
Family history of hypertension and genetic factors
Excessive consumption of alcohol
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Stress
Use of tobacco
Lower education level
High sodium, high fat diet
Ethnicity (African, Caucasian.. etc)
Lower socioeconomic status
- African
- Age
- cardiovascular disease
- Caucasian
- diet
- Excessive consumption of alcohol
- Family history of hypertension and genetic factors
- Hg (SBP/DBP)
- High Blood Pressure
- high fat
- High sodium
- Hypertension
- Low levels of physical activity
- Lower education level
- Lower socioeconomic status
- over 140/90mm
- Overweight and obesity
- risk factor
- Sleep apnea
- Stress
- Use of tobacco
- women