When it comes to patients with hypertension, people first think of middle-aged and elderly people, but the reality is that hypertension is besieging more and more young people.
The study found that between 1991 and 2015, the relative increase rate of hypertension among young people aged 18-39 was the highest, reaching 5.4%, which was twice that of people aged 40-59 and more than ten times that of people aged 60 and over.
Why is it so difficult to keep blood pressure normal? What is affecting the blood pressure of young people?
Why pay attention to hypertension?
Hypertension is the chronic disease with the largest number of patients in China, exceeding 270 million;
Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of death in the world;
Hypertension can lead to disabling stroke, heart disease and renal failure, and even lead to more than 10 million deaths every year;
At present, only one out of every seven hypertensive patients has his blood pressure under control.
Many people don’t know that they have hypertension, and most patients with hypertension have no symptoms.
Why are more and more young people suffering from high blood pressure?
Hypertension, a chronic disease closely related to our daily life style, is being influenced by multiple life factors, which makes contemporary young people face higher risk of illness.
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Changes in diet
In today’s society, a high-salt and high-fat diet has gradually become a frequent visitor to many people’s tables. The research data reveals that the average dietary salt content of Asians is higher than that of westerners, and this excessive salt intake has been recognized by the scientific community as one of the key causes of hypertension. High-fat diet may contribute to weight gain and provide "soil" for hypertension.
The research of North China University of Science and Technology further confirms this view. The study found that young people who adhere to a low-salt diet have a 25% increase in the probability of maintaining normal blood pressure after 8 years, while those who maintain a standard weight have a 19% increase in this probability.
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Fast paced lifestyle
With the acceleration of social rhythm, more and more young people are immersed in busy work, lacking regular exercise, and staying up late and staring at the screen for a long time has become the norm. In addition, the consumption of tobacco and alcohol has been proved to be significantly related to the incidence of hypertension.
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hereditary factor
Studies have pointed out that if there is a history of hypertension in the family, the risk of illness in the next generation will increase significantly. Especially when these young people face other risk factors at the same time, such as smoking, drinking or high-salt diet.
04
environmental effect
Work stress, environmental pollution, noise, etc., may have a negative impact on people’s blood pressure. Especially in highly urbanized areas, due to the increase of environmental pressure, the prevalence of hypertension has also increased.
People prone to hypertension
People with family history;
In people with emotional excitability, the level of adrenaline rises due to the excitement of sympathetic nerve, which causes the blood pressure to rise;
"Heavy taste" refers to people with high salt intake;
Alcohol-addicted people;
People with too much work or life pressure.
Lifestyle of lowering blood pressure
No matter what treatment is adopted, lifestyle intervention is necessary, but many people do not pay attention to it.
These measures are effective in lowering blood pressure and reducing dangerous situations such as cardiovascular diseases. Have you done it?
(1) reduce the sodium intake, and gradually reduce the daily salt intake per person.
(2) Eat a reasonable and healthy diet and reduce the intake of saturated fat and cholesterol.
(3) Weight loss (weight control, body mass index BMI controlled at 18.5 kg /m2 ~ 23.9 kg/m2, male waist circumference < 90 cm, female < 85 cm).
(4) Quit smoking completely and avoid passive smoking.
(5) Do not drink or limit drinking.
(6) Exercise more, moderate intensity aerobic exercise; 4~7 times a week; Each time lasts for 30 to 60 minutes.
(7) Relieve mental stress, maintain psychological balance and have a good sleep.
The good news is that the antihypertensive effect of these measures has been confirmed:
Adhere to the daily intake of less than 6 grams of salt, systolic blood pressure, that is, high blood pressure can be reduced by an average of 2 ~ 8 mmHg;
For every 5 ~ 10kg weight loss, the high pressure can be reduced by 5 ~ 20mmhg;
Aerobic exercise for 30 minutes 5~7 times a week can reduce the high pressure by 4~9mmHg.
Source: Meet a famous doctor
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