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Blood pressure patterns are different for women

New research indicates that high blood pressure starts at a younger age in women compared with men, and it increases more rapidly.

New research indicates that high blood pressure starts at a younger age in women compared with men, and it increases more rapidly. The report, published in JAMA Cardiology, used data collected over more than 4 decades in nearly 33,000 individuals aged 5–98 years. According to the data, by the time women are in their 20s, they have faster increases in blood pressure than men, and the difference continues throughout their lives. The variation was significant for systolic and diastolic blood pressure measures as well as for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure. “The fundamental anatomy and physiology are very different in men and women,” said the senior author, Susan Cheng, MD, director of public health research at the Smidt Heart Institute of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “I would encourage all to catch it as it starts to creep up, but keeping an eye on blood pressure is especially important for women.”

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