We all know the dangers of hypertension: cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, heart failure, renal failure, aortic dissection and other diseases are closely related to hypertension Thousands of connections.
Only early control of high blood pressure can effectively prevent the occurrence of these critical complications!
But if you want to control high blood pressure, you must first find out if you have high blood pressure! Many people think that there is no high blood pressure without symptoms, but this is not the case. Most hypertensive patients do not have typical manifestations in the early stage. Only a few hypertensive patients may have headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, forgetfulness, insomnia and other discomforts.
Then only by our active measurement can we find out whether we have high blood pressure.
Recently, the China Health and Retirement Tracking Survey, there is a study that may allow us to find out whether we have high blood pressure earlier.
The study included 5,330 volunteers without hypertension, adults ≥45 years of age, and followed for 3.3 years. The results showed that people with thick waist circumferences had a higher risk of eventually developing hypertension, and for every 10 cm increase in waist circumference, the incidence of hypertension increased by 18%.
Therefore, friends with thick waists should pay attention. Be sure to measure your blood pressure to see if you have high blood pressure. Early detection can lead to early control, and early control can effectively prevent all kinds of high blood pressure. complication.
One, abdominal obesity
Everyone’s waistline, in fact, knows when they buy pants. To put it bluntly, a thick waistline means a big belly, also called abdominal obesity.
In our country, abdominal obesity is diagnosed if the waist circumference is ≥90cm for men and ≥85cm for women. Our body fat (fat) is mainly distributed in the internal organs and subcutaneous of the upper abdomen, which is called abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity.
Compared with abdominal obesity, the other is that fat is mainly distributed in the lower abdomen, buttocks and under the skin of the thigh, which is called peripheral obesity.
Studies have found that people with abdominal obesity have a greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which simply means three highs. Patients with central obesity are at greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome, while those with peripheral obesity have more difficulty losing weight.
2. Body mass index
A commonly used indicator is called body mass index. Body mass index (BMI)=weight (kg)/height (m)^2.
The standard value for adults is BMI18.5-23.9. If it is less than 18.5, it is thin, if it is greater than 23.9, it is overweight, and if it is greater than 28, it is obese. The higher the BMI, the higher the risk of the three highs.
Some people say, I have a normal body mass index, but what if I have a big belly? The study found that even in people with a normal or lean body mass index, a thicker waist was associated with an increased risk of new-onset hypertension. Therefore, the guidelines recommend that people who are overweight or obese have regular waist measurements.
Waist circumference appears to be the second most important predictor of new-onset hypertension risk after age.
That is, with the increase of age, our risk of high blood pressure will increase, so everyone must monitor blood pressure after the age of 40; the second is people with a thick waist, even if they are under 40 age, blood pressure must be monitored.
Aside from people with thick waists who need to measure their blood pressure frequently as they age, who else should monitor their blood pressure frequently?
1. People who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure themselves, needless to say, have been diagnosed, they must be monitored for a long time. If it is stable, it can be measured a few times less. If it is not stable, it needs to be measured several times.
2. People with a family history of hypertension, especially those whose parents had hypertension at a young age, should monitor their blood pressure as adults.
3. For people who eat a lot of salt, high salt is the most important factor for high blood pressure, so people who eat a lot of salt should monitor their blood pressure.
4. People who never exercise also increase the risk of high blood pressure and need to monitor blood pressure.
5. People who smoke and drink will also increase the risk of high blood pressure and need to monitor blood pressure.
In short, hypertension is the disease with the highest incidence rate. At present, 27.5% of the cases of hypertension in our country, almost 3 out of 10 people are hypertensive. And most people don’t care about this disease, and many people don’t even notice this disease at all, which eventually leads to a high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Therefore, in order to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, we must start by controlling high blood pressure. To control high blood pressure, we must start by discovering high blood pressure!
Of course, the best approach is still prevention!