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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 36, Problem 2DAA
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To find: The risk that someone without hypertension at age 30 will develop a heart attack by age 75.

Concept introduction: The normal blood pressure range is 120/80 mmHg where the top number represents systolic and the bottom one represents diastolic pressure.

High blood pressure or hypertension is the high force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels. It can lead to many severe complications and increase the risk of stroke, atherosclerosis, heart diseases, and death. There are many risk factors for having hypertension. Age, body weight, sex, food habits, alcoholism, drug addiction and physical inactivity are some of the major causes for the condition.

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To find: The comparable risk for someone with and without hypertension at age 30.

Concept introduction: High blood pressure or hypertension is the high force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels. It can lead to many severe complications and increase the risk of stroke, atherosclerosis, heart diseases, and death. There are many risk factors for having hypertension. Age, body weight, sex, food habits, alcoholism, drug addiction and physical inactivity are some of the major causes for the condition.

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