According to researchers working as part of a scientific team from the University of Michigan, married people have a 9% higher risk of developing hypertension. results published In the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).
1,086 British, 3,989 American, 6,514 Chinese and 22,389 Indian families with elderly or middle-aged spouses participated in the study. Subjects were recorded as having hypertension if their systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure monitor screen) was more than 140 millimeters of mercury and their diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) was more than 90 millimeters of mercury.
Approximately 47 percent of couples in the UK, 38 percent in the US, 21 percent in China and 20 percent in India were found to have high blood pressure. Scientists also found that the risk of developing hypertension increases by 9% if a person chooses a man or woman suffering from this disease as his life partner. Most likely, this is because many people in marriage or cohabitation adopt some of their partner’s habits, including unhealthy ones such as unbalanced diet and lack of physical activity.
Experts said the findings highlight the potential health benefits of partners working together. The study authors suggest that mutual support and lifestyle changes may be effective in controlling hypertension.
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