The nurse is teaching a community education class on hypertension and risk factors for this disorder. What is the primary risk factor leading to the higher incidence of hypertension in older adults?
1. being a black adult
2. being a white male
3. having a family history of hypertension
4. age-related increase in the systolic blood pressure
Correct Answer: 4
An age-related increase in the systolic blood pressure is the primary factor leading to the high incidence of hypertension in older adults. Systolic blood pressure continues to rise with aging, unlike the diastolic blood pressure, which tends to rise until age 50 and then levels off. The other options are also risk factors for hypertension in older adults.
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