The two sets of data disclosed in the "Chinese Hypertension Prevention and Control Guidelines 2024 Edition" are thought-provoking: the prevalence of hypertension in adults aged 18 and above in our country has reached 27.9%, and the number of patients has exceeded 340 million, which is equivalent to 3 out of every 10 adults. What is more worthy of attention is the change of the disease spectrum - hypertension is breaking through the "geriatric disease" framework in traditional cognition and accelerating its penetration into the young and middle-aged groups.
Under the influence of modern fast-paced life, unhealthy lifestyles such as high-salt and high-fat eating habits, long-term lack of exercise, frequent staying up late and overwork make young and middle-aged people a high-risk group for hypertension. And compared to the elderly, young and middle-aged people's vascular elasticity is relatively good, when the sudden increase in blood pressure caused by the impact of more violent blood vessels, which undoubtedly increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, etc., a serious threat to their life and health.