What causes high blood pressure
blood pressure is the measure of the force of blood pushing again blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into blood vessels, which carry the blood throughout the body ,high blood pressure also called hypertension is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood out to the body and contributes to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis to stroke, kidney disease, and to heart failure
What Is "Normal" Blood Pressure
A blood pressure reading is written like this: 120/80. It's read as "120 over 80." The top number is called the systolic, and bottom number is called the diastolic. The ranges are:
Normal: Less than 120 over 80 (120/80)
Elevated: 120-129/less than 80
Stage 1 high blood pressure 130-139/80-89
Stage2 high blood pressure 140 and above/90 and above
Hypertension crisis: higher than 180/higher than 120 -- See a doctor right away
If your blood pressure is above the normal range, talk to your doctor about how to lower it.
What Causes High Blood Pressure
The exact causes of high blood pressure are not known, but several things may play a role, including:
smoking ,Being overweight or obese, Lack of physical activity ,Too much salt, Too much alcohol consumption (more than 1 to 2 drinks per day), Stress, Older age, Genetics, Family history of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, Adrenal and thyroid disorders, Sleep apnea
Essential Hypertension
In as many as 95% of high blood pressure cases in the U.S., the underlying cause can't be found. This type of high blood pressure is called "essential hypertension."
Though essential hypertension remains somewhat mysterious, it has been linked to certain risk factors. High blood pressure tends to run in families and is more likely to affect men than women. Age and race also play a role. In the United States, blacks are twice as likely as whites to have high blood pressure, although the gap begins to narrow around age 44. After age 65, black women have the highest incidence of high blood pressure.
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