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If you have high blood pressure, your partner probably does, too — and it’s your fault
New York Post ^
| Jan. 5, 2024
| Alex Mitchell
Posted on 01/05/2024 7:15:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
New research in the Journal of the American Heart Association from Columbia and partnering universities found an uncanny connection between couples and high blood pressure.
“Many people know that high blood pressure is common in middle-aged and older adults, yet we were surprised to find that among many older couples, both husband and wife had high blood pressure in the U.S., England, China and India,” said senior study author Chihua Li. “For instance, in the U.S., among more than 35% of couples who were ages 50 or older, both had high blood pressure.”
In total, about 38% of U.S. spouses share high blood pressure; an estimated 47% in England do as well. Chinese married couples saw a 21% connection and Indian ones saw 20%.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: bloodpressure; cardiac; heart; tcoyh
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To: ConservativeMind
To: nickcarraway
ummm, hello?
they eat generally similar foods from shared meals.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:17:26 PM PST
by
C210N
(Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
To: nickcarraway
I’m not going to do this right now but if you look at the percent of people in this country with high BP and the the percentage of couples with high blood pressure you’ll get just about what you expect.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:22:00 PM PST
by
ladyjane
To: nickcarraway
Not here. He wanted to cook for himself because I “was making him fat.” So for 18 years that has been the case. HE is the one with high blood pressure. Mine is great.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:23:38 PM PST
by
madison10
To: madison10
Him cooking and shopping for his own food.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:24:23 PM PST
by
madison10
To: nickcarraway
and it’s your fault Is that directed at me or her? How do which one has it and which one caused the other to have it too?
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:28:15 PM PST
by
Gil4
(And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
To: madison10
HE is the one with high blood pressure. Mine is great.
I have high blood pressure. My wife has LOW blood pressure. Not normal . . . LOW. I wish there were a way I could siphon some of mine off to her.
Mine came when I had to take a marginal job with a 96 mile commute.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:35:41 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: nickcarraway
nope. she has super low pressure.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:35:41 PM PST
by
dadfly
To: nickcarraway
High blood pressure is like insanity. It’s genetic. You get it from your kids.
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posted on
01/05/2024 7:37:46 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(My investment choice for 2024 is pre-ban menthol cigarettes. )
To: Dr. Sivana
Nasty commute! Wow!
Mine used to be low, but that was due to lack of water intake.
To: nickcarraway
If my wife is reading this headline instead of me is my high blood pressure then her fault?
To: dadfly
My wife does too, I took it the other day it was 104/56
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posted on
01/05/2024 8:19:01 PM PST
by
Glad2bnuts
(“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
To: Glad2bnuts
yup. my wife is in the 100’s to 60’s. contrary to the article, i guess this thread is shaping up to make us FReeper men a very calming influence on our significant others....
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posted on
01/05/2024 8:25:47 PM PST
by
dadfly
To: Dr. Sivana
Same here. I have high blood pressure. My wife has low blood pressure. Think that through.
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posted on
01/05/2024 8:37:14 PM PST
by
Texas resident
(Biden=Obama=Jarrett=Soros)
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posted on
01/05/2024 9:05:23 PM PST
by
ConservativeMind
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To: Texas resident
Mr mm’s has always been moderatly high.
Mine tends to be rock solid normal. Always.
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posted on
01/05/2024 9:08:42 PM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
To: metmom
Do you exercise a lot? Keep weight down? Low-stress life? What’s your secret?
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posted on
01/05/2024 9:11:16 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Do you exercise a lot? Keep weight down? Low-stress life? What’s your secret?Try. Sometimes. No.
It's genes, I guess, which is odd because my dad had high BP his whole life.
And even when I was pregnant and weighed more than I do not, it wouldn't budge. No idea why.
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posted on
01/05/2024 9:17:14 PM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
To: metmom
Good for you! Nothing like having the right parents, even though dad had high BP. How weird is that?
My grandmother had glaucoma and her two sons inherited it (including my dad). Grandma and one son went blind from it in their 90s. My dad passed in his mid 70s. So far, I don’t have any sign of it (I’m 72). Could be genetics — my dad’s side was from Germany and Poland. My mom came from English stock.
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posted on
01/05/2024 9:23:14 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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