Hypertension, also known as high or raised blood pressure (BP), is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure, putting them under increased stress. The results showed that high blood pressure in early adulthood or during the 30s was not associated with increased risk of dementia. However, women who developed high blood pressure in their 40s were 73% more likely to develop dementia than women who had stable, normal blood pressure throughout their 30s and 40s. “Even though high blood pressure was more common in men, there was no evidence that having high blood pressure in one’s 30s or 40s increased the risk of dementia for men,” Whitmer said. “More research is needed to identify the possible sex-specific pathways through which the elevated blood pressure accelerates brain aging.”Follow @htlifeandstyle for more

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2017 04:30 UTC