目前在美国,高血压影响1/3的成年人,其造成的死亡人数占总死亡人数的1/7。全球高血压患病率逐年升高,到2025年影响人数可能超过15亿,部分原因与肥胖率升高、不健康的膳食以及静坐生活方式有关。证据表明,心理因素也会引起高血压,如不良儿童家庭环境、A型行为模式(时间紧迫感/不耐烦和敌对态度)、长期经济压力、焦虑和抑郁与较高的高血压风险 Currently in the United States, one third of adults affected by high blood pressure cause about one-seventh of all deaths. The global prevalence of hypertension is increasing year by year, affecting more than 1.5 billion people by 2025, partly as a result of rising obesity rates, unhealthy diets and meditation lifestyle. Evidence suggests that psychological factors can also cause high blood pressure, such as poor children’s family environment, type A behavioral patterns (time urgency / impatience and hostility), long-term economic stress, anxiety and depression, and high risk of hypertension