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Any specific race having a higher incidence of high blood pressure?
2024.08.24 07:18
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I have read a research of high blood pressure that blacks got a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than the rest of the population.

 

Any specific race having a higher incidence of high blood pressure?Any specific race having a higher incidence of high blood pressure?Any specific race having a higher incidence of high blood pressure?

 
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    Steph Talerico
    I remember hearing something like that from when I was in college. 
  • Jenna Brown
    I have also heard this.
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    Amy Maenhout
    My dad had High blood pressure.
  • Hali Nik
    Yes, research has shown that individuals of African or African American descent have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure compared to other racial or ethnic groups. Approximately 55% of Black adults in the United States have high blood pressure, a rate that is among the highest in the world. This increased risk is influenced by a combination of genetic, environmental, and social factors, including limited access to healthcare and healthy foods, and higher rates of conditions like obesity and diabetes, which further elevate the risk of hypertension-related complications such as heart disease and stroke (American Heart Association, 2023).
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    Ishraq Tanvir Azad
    # 101: According to American  Jurnal of Medicine: African American  develope Hypertension earlier in life.
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    Samantha Bovee
    From CDC data African Americans are at the most risk