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High Blood Pressure Guide
High Blood Pressure Statistics
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High Blood Pressure Statistics
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very serious health problem and should not be taken lightly. Here are some statistics you may not have known about high blood pressure:
- An average of 50,000 Americans die each year as a result of high blood pressure.
- More than 60 million Americans, over the age of 20, suffer from high blood pressure, nearly one in three adults.
- More than 90 percent of all high blood pressure cases have no known cause, but it is easily detected and treated.
- Non-Hispanic black males are at a greater risk for high blood pressure than other groups.
- High blood pressure can lead to both kidney and heart failure.
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