What causes high blood pressure? Three reasons worth paying attention to

In daily life, when people measure their blood pressure when they are angry, they will find that the blood pressure value is relatively high. For patients with high blood pressure, the sudden increase in blood pressure often has a reason. So, what causes high blood pressure?

1. Genetic factors:

Hypertension has obvious familial aggregation, and about 60% of hypertensive patients have a family history of hypertension. Not only is the incidence of high blood pressure hereditary, but also the high blood pressure, the occurrence of complications and obesity are also hereditary.

2. Environmental factors

(1) Diet: Excessive salt intake, low potassium and calcium intake, and insufficient intake of high-quality protein are all risk factors for high blood pressure.

(2) Age: Age is also closely related to hypertension. The older you are, the higher the relative risk of developing hypertension.

(3) Drinking: Alcohol can cause and aggravate high blood pressure and damage the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

(4) Smoking: Long-term smoking can cause continuous contraction of small arteries, resulting in sclerosis of small arteries and increased blood pressure.

(5) Mental stimulation: People who work in occupations that require high mental stress are more likely to develop hypertension, and those who live in noisy environments for a long time are also more likely to suffer from hypertension.

3. Other factors:

(1) Weight: Being overweight or obese is an important risk factor for high blood pressure. As body mass index increases, the incidence of high blood pressure increases.

(2) Contraceptives: The incidence and degree of increased blood pressure in women taking contraceptives is related to the length of time they take the pills. Hypertension caused by oral contraceptives is generally mild and reversible.

(3) Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 50% of patients have high blood pressure, and the height of blood pressure is related to the course of the disease.