Causes of high blood pressure

For many middle-aged and elderly patients, high blood pressure is like an old friend, because it is not easy to treat high blood pressure, and even long-term medication is required to completely maintain blood pressure within a certain range. Therefore, we need to recognize and understand the causes of high blood pressure so that we can better prevent and eliminate the occurrence of such diseases. So what exactly causes high blood pressure?

In fact, there are many reasons for high blood pressure, and they are quite complicated. In addition to psychological, physiological, and even social factors, they are also related to some personal obesity problems and daily bad living and eating habits. Here are some of the causes of high blood pressure. Causes of high blood pressure

1. Overweight and obesity: Increased body mass index is the most dangerous factor for hypertension. Obese people have more fat, which not only causes arteriosclerosis, but also increases blood flow due to the increase of microvessels in the adipose tissue, resulting in high blood pressure.

2. Diet: Eating too much salt can cause high blood pressure. In addition, low potassium and calcium intake and insufficient intake of high-quality protein are also considered to be factors that may increase blood pressure.

3. Gender and age: Age is also closely related to hypertension. For the general population, the relative risk of developing hypertension increases by 29.3% to 42.5% with every 10-year increase in age. Before menopause, the proportion of women suffering from hypertension is slightly lower than that of men, but after menopause, there is no significant difference in the probability of women suffering from hypertension compared with men, and the proportion of women suffering from hypertension is even higher than that of men.

4. Personality: Personality is also closely related to high blood pressure. Changes in personality and emotions will cause many subtle changes in the human body. For example, some hormones that cause vasoconstriction are secreted vigorously when you are angry or impatient, and vasoconstriction will cause blood pressure to rise.

5. Mental stress: Long-term mental stress, anger, worry, and adverse environmental stimulation (such as noise) can all lead to the occurrence of high blood pressure.

6. Excessive work pressure: As people’s pace of life becomes faster and faster, pressure from all aspects is also increasing. As a result, the human body will undergo a series of changes. Among them, the secretion of catecholamines in the body will increase, which will cause blood vessels to contract, increase the workload on the heart, and cause high blood pressure.

7. Drinking: There is a dose-response relationship between excessive drinking and blood pressure. As the amount of alcohol consumed increases, systolic and diastolic blood pressure also gradually increase. If this continues for a long time, the incidence of hypertension increases.

8. Smoking: Smoking an ordinary cigarette can increase systolic blood pressure by 1.3-3.3 kPa (10-30 mmHg). Long-term and heavy smoking, that is, smoking 30-40 cigarettes a day, can cause continuous contraction of the arterioles, gradual thickening of the blood vessel endothelium, and the formation of arteriosclerosis.

9. Genetic factors: Hypertension has obvious familial clustering. If both parents have hypertension, the probability of their children developing the disease is as high as 46%. About 60% of hypertensive patients can be asked about a family history of hypertension.

As for the cause of high blood pressure, it turns out that some obese people with more fat are more likely to have high blood pressure. In addition, some bad living habits, such as long-term and heavy smoking and drinking, can also easily cause high blood pressure and even arteriosclerosis. Therefore, we should take care of our bodies, stay away from irritating foods such as tobacco and alcohol, and relieve and release the stress in our hearts in a timely manner, so as to avoid the occurrence of high blood pressure.