Cause
Experts know that
many different factors are linked to high blood pressure. But experts still
don't fully understand the exact cause. Factors that are linked to
high blood pressure include:
- Aging.
- Drinking more than 2 alcoholic
drinks a day for men or more than 1 alcoholic drink a day for women.
- Eating a lot of
.
- Being overweight or
obese.
- Not
exercising.
- Being under a lot of stress.
- Eating a diet
low in potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
- Being
insulin-resistant.
Primary, or essential, high blood pressure is the most
common type of high blood pressure. Most people who have high blood pressure
have primary high blood pressure.
, which is caused by
another disease or medicine, is less common.
Elevated blood
pressure readings may not always mean that you have high blood pressure. For
some people, just being in a medical setting causes their blood pressure to
rise. This is called
.