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Q: What are the risk factors for high blood pressure?
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The Heart Foundation saves lives and improves health through funding world-class cardiovascular research, guidelines for health professionals, informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular ... View profileThe following factors increase the risks of serious problems associated with high blood pressure:
- Smoking.
- being overweight.
- having diabetes.
- having high blood cholesterol.
Source: Information reproduced with permission from www.heartfoundation.org.au. © 2012 National Heart Foundation of Australia.
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