What are the causative factors of hypertension ?

For most adults, there’s no identifiable cause of high blood pressure. This type of high blood pressure is called primary hypertension or essential hypertension. It tends to develop gradually over many years.

However, several factors may play a role in the development of high blood pressure, including:
– **Age**: Blood pressure tends to increase with age.
– **Family history and genetics**: High blood pressure often runs in families.
– **Unhealthy lifestyle habits**: Lifestyle habits can increase the risk of high blood pressure, including eating unhealthy foods (especially those with too much sodium), drinking too much alcohol or caffeine, not getting enough physical activity, smoking, and not getting enough good-quality sleep.
– **Other medical conditions**: Other medical conditions can change the way your body controls fluids, sodium, and hormones in your blood. Conditions that can cause high blood pressure include certain tumors, chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome, overweight and obesity, sleep apnea, and thyroid problems.