The number of hypertensive patients in the mainland is large, and has already exceeded 300 million. On average, one in every 3 adults suffers from high blood pressure.
According to relevant survey data, about half of the people are unaware of their high blood pressure. That is to say, although the prevalence of high blood pressure is high, many people do not even know that they have "high pressure" symptoms.
When high blood pressure is mentioned, someone should associate it with obesity, age, and genetics. Obesity is indeed a factor that causes high blood pressure, but in fact, thin people are also prone to high blood pressure.
Studies have shown that thin people do need to be more attentive.
In the United States, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease experts have conducted studies on this problem, and the results show that thin men with high pressure above 160 mm Hg have a much higher chance of dying due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases than obese men with the same systolic blood pressure.
Therefore, experts believe that people with thinner physiques are more likely to have high blood pressure due to the higher resistance in the peripheral blood vessels of the body than in obese people, which increases the risk of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
Thin people should pay more attention to their own blood pressure changes
1. Understand the basic symptoms of high blood pressure
Most hypertension develops slowly, and about 20% of patients may be asymptomatic. It was only found to have high blood pressure when going to the hospital for a check-up. Common manifestations include dizziness, headache, rapid heartbeat, and absence of significant symptoms.
When blood pressure is high, it can cause a hypertensive headache, but this condition gradually disappears after the routine use of antihypertensive drugs to stabilize blood pressure. However, headaches caused by other comorbid conditions of hypertension such as glaucoma and mental depression need to be differentiated.
2. Monitor blood pressure
Especially for thin people with short tempers, they should observe and monitor their blood pressure changes more. Blood pressure can be measured in the morning, middle and evening.
If systolic blood pressure is found to be higher than 160 mmHg, a doctor should be actively consulted and used in conjunction with drugs that lower blood lipids.
3. Change bad lifestyle
More than 95% of hypertension is essential hypertension, the cause of which is unknown. However, it is currently known that the occurrence of hypertension is related to poor living habits.
If you usually eat big fish and meat, rarely eat vegetables and fruits, and do not love sports, it is easy to make more "garbage" such as lipids in the blood vessels, and it is easy to make the blood thick and raise blood pressure.
4. Learn to reduce stress
In life, we must learn to reduce stress and pay attention to the combination of work and leisure. Don't always tie a string, learn to relax the spirit properly.
For example, you can do something to soothe your mood after work or study, such as listening to music for a while, going for a walk in the park, etc. Adjusting your own mentality can make your mood calm, and your blood pressure will not rise so easily.
Whether it is a thin person or a fat person, if it is confirmed that they are hypertensive patients, then they should adhere to long-term antihypertensive therapy, do not feel that blood pressure control is better, interrupt the medication, or increase the dosage by themselves, these are dangerous behaviors.