Are You At Risk

     High Blood Pressure Risk Assessment Test

               High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
                              What Increases Your Risk?


Risk factors for primary (essential) high blood pressure include:

1. A family history of high blood pressure.
2. Aging.
3. Black race.
4. Sodium (salt) intake.
5. Excessive alcohol consumption.

Other possible risk factors include:

1.Low intake of potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
2.Long-term exposure to lead (in men), such as in the workplace (may be a risk
factor)
3. Sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing
4. Depression

People who have high blood pressure along with any of the following risk factors are at increased risk  of developing complications, such as heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and eye damage
(retinopathy):

1.Cigarette smoking
2.High cholesterol (total cholesterol over 240 milligrams per deciliter [mg/dL];