Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Approximately 75 percent of black men and women develop high blood pressure by age 55 compared to 55 percent of white men and 40 percent of white women of the same age. Both black and white study participants who ate a DASH-style diet had a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure.