How Likely are You to Develop Hypertension?
If you have high blood pressure, you are not alone…
More than one in three adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and it is credited with contributing to half of all deaths due to heart disease and stroke…
High blood pressure is more common in men during middle-age, around 45 years, with women catching up after age 65…
Worryingly, children can also become hypertensive for many of the same reasons as adults - inactivity, unhealthy diet, and obesity…
Although it is common in both economically developed and developing countries and regions, many people in developing countries go undiagnosed, and miss out on treatment that could significantly reduce cardiovascular problems..
Here, in the United States, High Blood Pressure is a huge problem…
Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States.
About 85 million American adults (34%) have high blood pressure—that’s 1 in every 3 adults.
About 1 in 3 American adults has prehypertension—blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal—but not yet in the high blood pressure range.
Only about half (54%) of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control.
High blood pressure was a primary or contributing cause of death for more than 800,000 Americans in 2017—that’s more than 2,200 deaths each day.
And the costs are staggering…High blood pressure costs the nation $48.6 billion each year…
This total includes the cost of health care services, medications to treat high blood pressure, and missed days of work.
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