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One in six under-40s have high blood pressure
Researchers say current NHS guidelines ‘not fit for purpose’ with 9.5 million adults in England unaware they have condition
Almost one in six under-40s have high blood pressure, University of Oxford researchers have found.
A study of 1.4 million adults in England found that 15.3 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds had high blood pressure, also called hypertension.
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