Sentences with phrase «high blood pressure among»

More than 50 percent of American senior citizens have high blood pressure, but the incidence of high blood pressure among senior citizens in countries eating plant - based diets is virtually zero.

Obesity can cause high blood pressure among individuals.

In fact, he adds, many experts think sleep apnea may account for one - third of all cases of high blood pressure among adults.

«The prevalence of high blood pressure among Hispanic adolescents rises sharply with weight gain,» Samuels said.

Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African - American or Asian ethnic groups, according to a study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

«Normal weight Hispanic adolescents had the lowest level of high blood pressure among the four groups but obese Hispanic adolescents had the highest.»

The study, based on 1999 - 2014 data taken from more than 41,000 people who participated in eight national health surveys, examined the prevalence and management of high blood pressure among adults.

Low - income children's exposure to Medicaid throughout early childhood relative to no exposure is associated with a 22 percent decrease in the prevalence of high blood pressure among adults.

Sticking to a healthy diet in the years after pregnancy may reduce the risk of high blood pressure among women who had pregnancy - related (gestational) diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

Grilled or well - done beef, chicken or fish may raise the risk of developing high blood pressure among people who regularly eat those foods, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in population based cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.

Her work has been funded by several NIH agencies and her current study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program, examines the interaction between genome - wide association and social environmental factors related to blood pressure among African American hypertensive parents and early risks for high blood pressure among their untreated children.

Grilled or well - done beef, chicken or fish may raise the risk of developing high blood pressure among people who regularly eat those foods.

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While we all know the health dangers of stress (high blood pressure, weight gain and difficulty concentrating among others), did you know traveling carries its own set of health risks?

Studies have shown that among the many effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety, cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss of empathy, aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and inability to maintain relationships.

An estimated 5 to 10 percent of pregnant women are diagnosed with preeclampsia — though half of those cases are among those who had high blood pressure prior to pregnancy.

Among them are miscarriage, premature birth (and therefore being too small to survive outside of a mother's body), problems with the pregnancy (i.e. preeclampsia, high blood pressure, problems with the placenta, and infections), birth defects (i.e. chromosomal conditions, fragile x syndrome, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, and others), stillbirth, and SIDS.

Researchers found no evidence of cardiovascular benefit from breastfeeding among women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Arthritis and high blood pressure are among the other kinds of sicknesses nursing protects against.

The most telling indicator of a secondary headache among pregnant women proved to be high blood pressure.

A major risk factor of heart failure is high blood pressure, or hypertension, which is more common among African - Americans.

Among participants who reported eating at least two servings of red meat, chicken or fish a week, the analysis revealed that the risk of developing high blood pressure was:

Among patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a program that consisted of patients measuring their blood pressure and adjusting their antihypertensive medication accordingly resulted in lower systolic blood pressure at 12 months compared to patients who received usual care, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are likelier than the average person to develop chronic kidney disease, and more severe inflammation in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid use, high blood pressure and obesity are among the risk factors, new Mayo Clinic research shows.

In addition to the connection with weak grip strength, Wu said there was a «very clear» inverse association between high blood pressure and mortality among those who weren't physically able to finish the gait - speed test in the latest study, measured over a 98.5 - inch walk.

A study of nearly 7,500 Americans age 65 or older suggests that elevated blood pressure is not related to high mortality risk among people in that age group with weak grip strength.

Put another way, among those who couldn't walk a little over 8 feet, high blood pressure was associated with less mortality risk.

«Results demonstrate that blood pressure among post-menopausal women is 10 % higher immediately after menopause than in similarly - aged, pre-menopausal women.

Genes are often invoked to account for why high blood pressure is so common among African - Americans.

Researchers found no evidence of cardiovascular benefit from breastfeeding among women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy.

The study bolsters evidence of the benefits of breastfeeding among women with normal blood pressure during pregnancy and is the first to specifically examine whether these benefits are also seen in women with high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Future studies that include more participants or that track women for a longer period could help illuminate the factors that contribute to cardiovascular risk among women with normal and high blood pressure during pregnancy, researchers said.

Countouris said that the number of study participants with high blood pressure during pregnancy may have been too small to reveal any potential cardiovascular benefit of breastfeeding among these women.

Risk factors for heart disease and stroke, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, start earlier among African Americans.

Target: BP is a recognition program that urges medical practices, hospitals and health service organizations to reach and sustain a blood pressure control rate of 70 percent or higher among the high blood pressure patients they serve.

Studies have shown visceral obesity to be a risk factor on its own as well, a strong predictor of, among other things, heart attacks in young men, chronic heart failure in older people, high blood pressure in Japanese Americans, heart attacks in «well functioning» elderly women, and — the clincher, the coup de grease, if you will — of «all - cause mortality» in men.

The researchers found that among people with high blood pressure, once SBP is below 140, lowering it below 120 did not further reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.

While increasing body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity, was associated with increased risk for high blood pressure in all four examined ethnic groups, the prevalence of high blood pressure was almost 6 times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents compared to normal weight Hispanics.

A new study reveals that certain blood pressure drugs are linked with a high risk of pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal women.

This pathway is also the target of beta blockers, which are used to treat high blood pressure and which have been associated with increased survival among breast cancer patients.

«Elevated blood pressure among young adults is associated with a higher risk of heart disease later in life, and this study suggests it...

Compared to non-binge drinkers, systolic blood pressure at age 24 was 2.6 points higher among those who continued to binge drink on a monthly basis, and 4 points higher among those who had a binge - drinking episode every week, the study found.

Taking lots of daily medications can become confusing, especially if you're among 3 out of 5 people with diabetes who also have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or both — and you're taking medicines for those conditions.

Among many things, lemon water has also been found to help control high blood pressure by hydrating and cleansing the lymphatic system.

Energy drinks are popular among young teens and adults, but studies continue to show they may have unintended and potentially serious side effects, including high blood pressure, hyperactivity and more.

But this last decade of scientific research has shown us that body fat is much more than that — in fact, it's associated with increased tissue inflammation, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, insulin resistance and a greater risk of heart disease and cancer, among many other things.

Among those children, 1,224 cardiac events had occurred between 2008 and 2011 — heart rhythm problems, high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke, and heart failure.

Even among people with high blood pressure, no more than half are probably sodium sensitive, and in the general population, it's probably less than 10 %,» Dr. Thomas says.

High blood pressure, genes, smoking, and drug abuse are among the many factors that are believed to contribute to their development.

The lifetime cardiovascular disease risk was higher among Blacks in comparison to Whites of the same sex, and went up with increasing blood pressure at middle age.

Canned soups have the highest sodium density among all packaged foods, [6] which means they are extremely unhealthy and should be especially avoided by people with high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.