Key result
Modifiable lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and excessive salt intake are the primary risk factors driving the increasing prevalence of hypertension among young adults.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a major global risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and renal failure, prompting an evaluation of its associated risk factors in young adults.
Population
Young adults across 10 papers published between 2017 and 2021
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Clinicians should prioritize early lifestyle interventions in young adults; extends prior risk factor data to this emerging high-prevalence group.
Systematic Review (n=83,505)
Modifiable risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and excessive salt intake are the primary drivers of hypertension in young adults, highlighting the need for targeted lifestyle interventions.
Meher et al. (2023) conducted a systematic review in Hypertension (n=83,505). Risk factors (smoking, alcohol, obesity, high salt intake) was evaluated. Modifiable lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and excessive salt intake are the primary risk factors driving the increasing prevalence of hypertension among young adults.
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