Data from the 1999 and 2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) estimated that the prevalence of<unk>  among adults in the United States was approximately 31 percent. The prevalence was higher among men than women (39 and 23 percent, respectively). Risk factors A primary risk factor for<unk>  is being overweight. Other risk factors include a family history of hypertension, a sedentary lifestyle, eating high sodium foods, smoking, and excessive alcohol or caffeine intake. Blood pressure levels appear to be familial, but there is no clear genetic pattern.
Prehypertension
Prediabetes
Hypertension
Obesity
Systolic hypertension
Diabetes
Premorbidity
Labile hypertension