Patient was educated on risk factors and causes for primary hypertension as follows:
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Sedentary lifestyle increases the risk for heart diseases, obesity, elevated cholesterol, poor stress management, all of which can eventually result in development of hypertension.
- Obesity
- Obesity with physical inactivity increases the risk for heart diseases, elevated cholesterol, and contribute towards development of hypertension.
- Chronic smoking
- Chronic smoking can result in inflammation of the inner lining with narrowing and stiffening of blood vessels.
- Narrowed blood vessels offer more resistance for blood flow, thus increasing the pressure, contributing to hypertension.
