1/3 Of Young People Suffer From Hypertension

Author: Leticia Celentano Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

1/3 Of Young People Suffer From Hypertension

Poor physical culture and food culture, as well as the abuse of alcohol and cigarettes are the reason for one in twenty people to have high blood pressure ...

The results of a new study show that more than 1/3 of young people in the world suffer from high blood pressure.

Although hypertension mainly affects the elderly, 35% of young people between the ages of 16 and 34 have problems with blood pressure.

According to experts, poor exercise and eating habits, as well as alcohol and cigarette abuse, are the cause of one in twenty people in the study to have high blood pressure.

Because the initial symptoms of hypertension are quite mild, the disease is often diagnosed only at an advanced stage, when severe and permanent damage to the body.

Blood pressure values below 120/80 are considered normal. Doctors define blood pressure below 140/90 as "normally high" or "borderline", and warn that if the lifestyle is not changed and the necessary treatment is not taken, the risk of hypertension is huge.

Blood pressure of 140/90 or higher is considered hypertension. High blood pressure damages blood vessels, which in turn increases the risk of stroke, kidney failure, heart disease and heart attack.

The reason high blood pressure is so important is that it usually does not cause symptoms, but can still lead to serious complications.

The most significant complications of high blood pressure include heart disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure, stroke, renal failure and peripheral artery disease, especially aneurysms and sac-like dilations of the aorta.

The results of the study show that men suffer from the disease more often than women and only one in four has normal or low blood pressure.

1/3 Of Young People Suffer From Hypertension

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