Suara.com – Hypertension is still one of the infectious diseases that is a challenge for the Indonesian government. Hypertension increases your risk of other medical problems such as stroke and heart disease, which are again the leading cause of death in both women and men.
While we all know that being overweight, lack of exercise and a poor diet are some of the physical factors that increase the risk of high blood pressure, a new study found that certain social influences such as marital status are also associated with the condition.
Reporting from the Times of India, in the latest study published in the Journal of Hypertension, researchers analyzed data from 28,238 Canadian men and women aged 45 to 85 years.
These people participate in ongoing studies on aging. This data is used to determine the relationship between marital status, living arrangements, social network size and social participation and hypertension according to gender.
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The study found the effect of marital status on the risk of hypertension in women. Single woman had a 28 percent higher risk of hypertension compared to married women.
Meanwhile, divorced women had a 21 percent higher risk and widowed women had a 33 percent higher risk.
It is known that, when it comes to hypertension, men seem to benefit from those who are single. In men, men who live alone have a lower risk of hypertension than men who live together.
Having fewer friends increases the risk of hypertension in women. In addition, women who also have fewer friends have a 15 percent higher chance of developing high blood pressure.
Although it was found that social bonds were important for women, they had very little effect on the level of risk for men. Even social network size or level of participation in social activities did not have a significant association with high blood pressure, the study found.
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