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Controllable and uncontrollable risk factors
In 90 - 95 % of cases there is no known cause of hypertension. However, there are risk factors. |  | Risk factors you can control
You have control over your body weight, your fitness level, what you eat, your drinking and smoking habits and the drugs/medication you are taking. | | Risk factors: existing diseases that increase risk
Diabetes, existing heart disease, previous stroke or kidney damage will increase your risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. | | Who is at risk for hypertension?
Are you at risk for this silent disease? | | Why do some people have hypertension and not others?
Hypertension can seem like some cruel lottery – why me and not them? And yes, many people simply inherit hypertension. But there are factors you can control. | | Hypertension, diabetes & the X-syndrome
If you have hypertension, you are at risk of suffering from elevated blood cholesterol levels as well as from diabetes. | | Risk factors you can't control
Your cannot do much about your genes, sex, body shape, age, and race, but at least you can take note of your risk. |
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