There are many factors leading to hypertension, such as heredity, obesity, diet, bad living habits, long-term mental stress, drugs, diseases and so on. Some hypertensive patients may have the characteristics of several risk factors at the same time.
The data shows that the number of patients with hypertension in China has climbed to 265 million, and the prevalence rate of adult residents is as high as 25%. These data remind us that it is urgent to prevent and control hypertension. Although hypertension is a chronic disease, sometimes it does not cause obvious discomfort, but long-term hypertension is easy to induce more serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, stroke and so on.
Relationship between hypertension and salt: the pressure caused by blood flowing in blood vessels on the wall of blood vessels is called blood pressure. When the pressure reaches a certain value, it is commonly known as hypertension. The relationship between salt and hypertension is that sodium ions in salt can increase intracellular osmotic pressure, thus affecting blood pressure. Excessive salt intake is a common factor of high blood pressure. Epidemiological investigation found that the prevalence rate of hypertension in northern heavy-taste areas was higher than that in southern areas.
Other factors related to hypertension: 1, obesity. Obese people, especially those with abdominal obesity, have a higher risk of hypertension, because: first, abdominal fat accumulation is easy to increase visceral pressure and raise blood pressure; Secondly, obese people generally have the problem of metabolic disorder, and the risk of vascular inflammation and sclerosis is higher, which leads to abnormal blood pressure and increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
2. Long-term mental stress. When you are emotional or nervous, the sympathetic nerve will be excited. At this time, adrenaline will be secreted in large quantities and blood vessels will contract. At this time, blood circulation will accelerate, so blood pressure will rise. In the long run, it is easy to damage the blood vessel wall, and the blood pressure changes from indirect increase to continuous increase.
3. Bad diet and lifestyle. The intake of potassium, magnesium and calcium in the diet is less, and blood pressure is easy to rise, because they have the effect of resisting sodium ion boosting and maintaining osmotic pressure balance/drinking too much/sleeping badly after staying up late for a long time/drinking less water/not loving sports/smoking, etc. These habits are related to high blood pressure.
In addition, some drugs and diseases may also cause hypertension.
Hormone drugs such as glucocorticoids and birth control pills will have an impact on blood pressure; Diabetes, kidney injury, central system diseases and thyroid diseases may also cause paroxysmal hypertension.
Summary: What should I do if I find high blood pressure? Hypertension needs early prevention and early treatment, which is very important for the prevention of hypertension in high-risk groups. Don't wait until the disease is diagnosed to regret not paying attention early.
For patients with early hypertension, it is the wisest choice to first carry out lifestyle intervention and try whether non-drugs can control blood pressure well. For friends whose lifestyle intervention effect is not ideal or patients with long-term hypertension, it is very important to control blood pressure with reasonable medication. Long-term stable blood pressure can greatly reduce the risk of inducing more serious cardiovascular diseases, so don't stop taking medicine and change medicine without authorization.
At the same time, correcting bad diet and living habits is an effective measure to control and treat hypertension, regardless of medication or not.