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HYPERTENSION
High blood pressure may be a cause of disability.
THE QUESTION Heart disease, stroke and kidney failure all occur more often in people with high blood pressure. Might disability later in life be more common as well?
THIS STUDY analyzed data on 999 older adults who tracked their blood pressure levels and ability to perform daily tasks over about 40 years. None of the participants had had a stroke. Midway through the study, about 70 percent were found to have hypertension.
Based on three standardized scales, functional ability (upper and lower body strength, physical mobility, ability to perform daily activities) declined more among people with hypertension than among those with normal blood pressure. Overall, as blood pressure increased, especially systolic pressure (the top number in a reading), functional ability decreased.
People with hypertension but no disability midway through the study were 15 percent to 36 percent more likely than people with normal pressure readings to develop disabilities by the end of the study. Women were more likely than men to develop disabilities.
