The relationship between hypertension and longevity

The relationship between hypertension and longevity
Changsha Institute of Geriatrics in the approved number of 90 to 109-year-old longevity of the elderly in a row on a special investigation observation. Longevity that the prevalence of hypertension in the elderly.

Longevity has three major characteristics of the elderly blood pressure. Namely: 1, the high prevalence of hypertension. Detection of 100 cases of urban elderly live longer, hypertension prevalence rate was 68%. Comparative analysis of 445 cases of urban and rural areas 60 to 69 years and 444 cases of elderly people over the age of 90 blood pressure, those with hypertension were 60-year-old group was 38 percent, 90-year-old group was 64.9 percent, of which 27 cases of centenarians in 23 patients with hypertension, The prevalence rate as high as 85.2 percent. Longevity elderly hypertension prevalence rate was significantly higher than that of older persons in general. 2, isolated systolic hypertension (high pressure) ratio of major. That is, only systolic blood pressure increased, while diastolic blood pressure in the normal range are more. 90-year-old group of elderly people, isolated systolic hypertension accounted for 54.9 percent; centenarians Group 78.3% (18 cases) is isolated systolic hypertension. This was mainly due to old age the main stage of arteriosclerosis, heart ejection when not fully inflated, in addition around Arteriosclerosis, resistance increased, the rapid increase of arterial blood volume within the system are not alleviated, thus forcing the systolic blood pressure increased. 3, fluctuations of blood pressure. Longevity of the elderly by the rest of blood pressure, posture, exercise and emotional impact, and so on, a day of great change can happen. For example, some light in patients with hypertension, in a moment of blood pressure can be reduced to the normal range, and another inspection is still hypertension.

Longevity elderly blood pressure and hypertension evolution of the five major laws. Namely: 1, blood pressure with age to continue to grow and slow decline. For nine years, found that the average longevity of the group of blood pressure and slow decline with age, 1,9 annual average blood pressure, men from 152/83 mm Hg to 120/70 mm Hg, women from 166/81 mm Hg Column to 145/70 mm Hg. In follow-up observation also found that more than 90 years of age to enter from the 100 oldest of 11 cases, blood pressure means the 1st to 164/80 mm Hg, 100 years after entering the 140/73 mm Hg, dropped even more significantly. 2, high blood pressure tend to have self-healing. 100 cases of elderly people live longer during the 10 longitudinal study, 13 patients with hypertension died self-healing, self-healing rate of 24.5 percent of patients with hypertension. This may be related to the body organs of the inevitable result of recession, such as reducing red blood cells, reduced blood volume, heart contraction decline in cardiac output reduction…… 3, hypertension and normal blood pressure between the mortality gap disappeared. In, the elderly, patients with hypertension have a higher than normal mortality, it is beyond doubt. The longevity of the 100 cases of the elderly 9-year longitudinal study found that: 68 patients with hypertension in mortality was 95.6% (65 cases of death), 32 patients with normal blood pressure, the mortality rate was 96.9 per cent (31 cases of death), two The gap between ceased to exist. 4, hypertension and normal blood pressure similar to the age of the deaths. We longevity of 100 cases of elderly people in 16 vertical observation, until all of its death, blood pressure different from the calculation of the average year round are: normal blood pressure are 95.3 years old, mild hypertension were 95.2 years old, isolated systolic hypertension were 95.4 years old, and systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure have increased to 94.5 years old, the difference between them is not significant. 5. Hypertension can live a hundred. In 16 longitudinal study, in addition to the original one case of centenarians, there are 10 cases of centenarians in the observation period enter the ranks of the 100, of which nine cases in the first year when the physical examination for the diagnosis of hypertension. Analysis of the medical records of 27 cases of centenarians, the total of 23 cases (85.2%) 100 years ago in hypertension, and their quality of life generally fair. These data show that elderly patients with hypertension period of the evolution of different diseases in elderly patients with hypertension.

It should be noted that: So these hypertensive patients can live longer with them a reasonable way of life is closely related. According to a comprehensive survey information, they do all their lives, "insisted activities, mood, the law of life, moderate nutrition, smoking cessation less alcohol, stress health," these 24 words.