What causes high blood pressure in young people?
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at
8:12 PM
Im 18 years old 5′9, 125 pounds. I drink quite often, and smoke (pack a week). I went to the doctor yesterday and he said i have high blood pressure?
Im guessing its probably the smoking, but is there anything else that causes it?
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stress from school family friends depend on ur lifestyle and weight also
IDK, Im 16 and have HBP also
Selection in the blood of a large number of adrenaline during stress (leading to increased pressure on time, then it falls to the rules);
Poor performance of kidneys, which is directly connected to the upper blood pressure (the so-called renal hypertension);
this answer varies depending on your wieght , sice you are 125 this is the best i got,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hypertension, also referred to as HIGH BLO0D PRESSURE, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. In current usage, the word "hypertension"[1] without a qualifier normally refers to systemic, arterial hypertension.[2]
MORE DEEPER INTO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE……..
THIS ANSWER VARIES ON YOU HIEGHT SINCE YOU ARE 5′9 THIS IS THE CASE….Hypertension can be classified either essential (primary) or secondary. Essential hypertension indicates that no specific medical cause can be found to explain a patient’s condition. Secondary hypertension indicates that the high blood pressure is a result of (i.e., secondary to) another condition, such as kidney disease or tumours (pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma).
Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Even moderate elevation of arterial blood pressure leads to shortened life expectancy. At severely high pressures, defined as mean arterial pressures 50% or more above average, a person can expect to live no more than a few years unless appropriately treated.[3] Beginning at a systolic pressure of 115 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of 75 mm Hg (commonly written as 115/75 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk doubles for each increment of 20/10 mm Hg.[4] In the United States, prehypertension is defined as blood pressure from 121/81 mm Hg to 139/89 mm Hg and although not a disease category, it is a designation chosen to identify individuals at high risk of developing hypertension.[4] The Mayo Clinic specifies that blood pressure is normal if it is 120/80 mm Hg or below.[5]
It can be heredity. It is not something that comes and goes. You will probably need to take medication for the rest of your life. Unless they discover a cure with stem cell research, hopefully. I have had it for 25 years, have it checked regularly and take my little pill every day. No big deal. Millions of us out there do the same thing. You will be fine.