If you are not married, your risk that this condition rose, the study says
Your social circle also plays an important role in how many times your risk increases.
About half of the adults in the United Stateshyperension, more commonly calledHypertension, according to the disease control centers and prevention (CDC). The medical condition causes about half a million death per year and increases the risk of other serious medical problems such as strokes andcardiopathy, which is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States and, although we know that overweight, lack of exercise and poor nutrition are physical factors that increase your risk of having a high blood pressure, a new study revealed thatcertain social influences, such asmarital status, are also linked to the condition.
For the study of the 2020 October published in theJournal of HypertensionScientists analyzed data collected from 28,238 Canadian men and women aged 45 to 85 people who participated in an ongoing study on aging. By using these data, the researchers hoped to determine "the association between the marital status, the life arrangement, the size of the social network and the social participation and hypertension by sex / sex". Read it to discover the fascinating results of the study and learn more about hypertension, discoverThe biggest myth of blood pressure you need to stop believing.
1 Unmarried women are at higher risk.
One of the main conclusions of the study was the influence of matrimonial status in hypertensionRisk for women. In fact, compared to their married counterparts, single women had a risk of hypertension of 28% higher,divorced women a higher risk of 21% and widowed women, a higher risk of 33%. And to learn more about the signs of mediocre cardiac health, checkAll the subtle symptoms of women from heart disease should know.
2 The opposite was true for men.
With regard to hypertension, men appeared actually to benefit from being single. "For men, life alone (VS Coie) was linked to a lower hypertension probability," the researchers said. And for theCardiac health risks Men should be particularly aware of, check17 silent signs of a heart attack of men can not afford to miss.
3 Have fewer friends have raised the risk of hypertension in women.
Compared to participating women who had the greatest social networks - ranging from 220 to 573 people with the smallest number of friends, less than 85 years old, were less than 15% more likely to haveHypertension, the study found.
"Social connectionsMaterial for cardiovascular health, and they count more for women ", author of the study,ANNALIJN I. CONKLIN, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, saidThe New York Times.
4 But it was a non-factor for men.
While social bonds were an important factor for women, they had very little influence on the level of risk for men. Nor the size of their social networks or level of participation insocial activities have been found to have a significant association with high blood pressure, the study found. And for more information updated in your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
