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In most developing countries and in the urban areas of many countries, one in five to one in three adults fall in the category of prehypertension. [secardiologia.es]

Prognosis [ edit ] The extent to which prehypertension constitutes a serious health concern remains controversial. [10] Several long-term studies have suggested no significant increase in all-cause mortality over long periods of time for individuals falling [en.wikipedia.org]

The students were classified as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese as per the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) Classification for BMI in Asian adults. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exclusion criteria The subjects were excluded from the study if they had 1 Hypertension. 2 Cardiopulmonary disease and/or diabetes mellitus (DM). 3 Using cardioactive drugs. 4 Any physical disability which precluded tread mill testing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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[…] pharmacological agents can prevent hypertension has been looked at in one study. 12 The use of an angiotensin receptor blocker, candesartan did reduce the risk of developing hypertension compared to placebo but this reduction was very minimal once the drug was withdrawn [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The threshold is lower in patients with diabetes, chronic kidney failure, or cardiovascular disease. [8] The target blood pressure for these conditions is currently less than 120/80 mm Hg. [en.wikipedia.org]

Therefore it could be speculated that systolic prehypertensive heart works more than normal heart and if neglected may eventually lead to heart failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Only extremely elevated blood pressure ( malignant hypertension ) can, in rare cases, cause headaches, visual changes, fatigue, or dizziness, but these are nonspecific symptoms which can occur with many other conditions. [en.wikipedia.org]