In women 45 years of age or older, sixty percent of Caucasian women and seventy-nine percent of African-American women have hypertension. It is estimated that thirty percent of elderly women over 65 years are diagnosed with isolated systolic hypertension. Therefore, as you age your risk of developing high blood pressure increases drastically.

Although the risk factors are similar between men and women, gender differences have not been documented conclusively by research studies. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke remain the leading causes of death in women in America. The risk of CVD increases after the onset of menopause and continues to rise with age. Since 1984, the total deaths due to CVD have been greater in women as compared to men.

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