2 5 In China, 23.2% of adults suffer from hypertension, of which the incidence of hypertension among people aged 18–35 is 5.2%, showing an obvious trend of youth. 6 7 Hypertension is the main cause of premature death, 2 4 8 7.8 million all-cause deaths worldwide (14% of all deaths) are related to hypertension, 4 and 2.54 million Chinese people died of high systolic pressure in 2017. 6 What is more, hypertension leads to a huge economic burden, 4 9 including the direct costs of healthcare expenditure, and the indirect costs of productivity reduction caused by hypertension complications.
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Consumption frequencies of beverages and the hypertension risk in adults: a cohort study in China.
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