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Can I have hypertension at 25?
Even if you’re a young adult, you aren’t too young to be affected by high blood pressure. In fact, almost half of adults over the age of 20 have elevated or high blood pressure — even if they appear healthy. High blood pressure doesn’t cause obvious symptoms, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored.
What should a 25 year olds BP be?
Normal Blood Pressure By Age
| Age | SBP | DBP |
|---|---|---|
| 21-25 | 120.5 | 78.5 |
| 26-30 | 119.5 | 76.5 |
| 31-35 | 114.5 | 75.5 |
| 36-40 | 120.5 | 75.5 |
Why did I suddenly develop hypertension?
Some possible causes include caffeine, acute stress or anxiety, certain medications (such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), combinations of medications, recreational drugs, sudden or acute pain, dehydration and white coat effect (fear of being in a hospital or doctor’s clinic).
What causes a 25 year old to have high blood pressure?
Alcohol and tobacco are also risks to develop higher blood pressure.” Surprising Cause of High Baseline Blood Pressure in the 25-Year-Old Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (and don’t rule yourself out just because you’re thin or female) can lead to a high baseline blood pressure.
Are young people more likely to have high blood pressure?
Generally younger people have a much lower chance of having high blood pressure than older people. In Australia, 7 per cent of men aged 25-34 have high blood pressure, compared with 3 per cent of women in the same age group.
Is hypertension inevitable with age?
Aging also plays a role. Even if you do not have hypertension by age 55 to 65, your lifetime risk for developing it is a whopping 90 percent. “But doctors no longer consider hypertension inevitable or untreatable with age,” says Samuel Durso, M.D. , director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins.
What happens when your blood pressure is too high?
But when your resting blood pressure level rises too high, it can scar, stiffen and/or weaken blood vessels.