CAUSES OF HYPERTENSION
Hypertension can have primary
or secondary causes.
PRIMARY CAUSES OF
HYPERTENSION:
90%-95% of hypertension are
primary which means they have no underlying cause.
Primary cause may be genetic,
life style , obesity, and physical inactivity.
Genetic in the sense that a
person’s parents or relative may have hypertension.
Life style: Lack of healthy
eating and smoking.
Obesity/ overweight: when a
person is overweight or obese, he/she is at risk for developing hypertension.
Physical inactivity: Lack of
exercises
SECONDARY CAUSES OF
HYPERTENSION.
In this case hypertension is
caused by underlying conditions like kidney disease, blood vessel disease and
conditions that affect the endocrine system like thyroid problems.
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