Behavior factors
The risks for hypertension among
smokers and non-smokers were not different.
The same risk for hypertension was
found among alcohol drinkers and nondrinkers,
those who exercised and those
who did not, and those with a low risk diet
and those with a high risk diet. People
experiencing mild stress to high stress had
a 3.1 times greater risk of hypertension
than those without stress (Table 3).