What causes high blood pressure in the evening?

There is a certain blood pressure in human blood vessels, which can promote the normal circulation of blood in the blood vessels. However, whether it is high blood pressure or low blood pressure, it will have a certain impact on the human body, especially for patients with high blood pressure, it will cause many complications. A person's blood pressure is different at different times of the day. Some people find that their blood pressure is normal in the morning, but high in the evening. Why?

Causes

1. Genetic factors

About 60% of patients with hypertension have a family history. It is currently believed to be caused by polygenic inheritance, and 30% to 50% of patients with hypertension have a genetic background.

2. Mental and environmental factors

Long-term mental stress, excitement, anxiety, noise or adverse visual stimulation can also cause hypertension.

3. Age Factor

The incidence rate tends to increase with age, and is highest in people over 40 years old.

4. Lifestyle factors

An unreasonable dietary structure, such as excessive sodium salt, low-potassium diet, heavy drinking, and excessive intake of saturated fatty acids can all increase blood pressure. Smoking can accelerate the process of atherosclerosis and is a risk factor for hypertension.

5. Effects of medications

Contraceptives, hormones, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, etc. can all affect blood pressure.

6. Influence of other diseases

Obesity, diabetes, sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, thyroid disease, renal artery stenosis, renal parenchymal damage, adrenal space-occupying lesions, pheochromocytoma, other neuroendocrine tumors, etc.

Hypertension classification

Clinically, hypertension can be divided into two categories:

1. Essential hypertension

It is an independent disease with high blood pressure as the main clinical manifestation and whose cause is not yet clear, accounting for more than 90% of all hypertensive patients.

2. Secondary hypertension

Also known as symptomatic hypertension, in this type of disease the cause is clear, hypertension is only one of the clinical manifestations of the disease, and blood pressure may rise temporarily or permanently.