In addition to high salt intake, other risk factors for high blood pressure include poor diet, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and insufficient physical activity.
The ABDS 2015 estimated how much impact a diet high in sodium had on blood pressure levels in Australia using a risk factor causing a risk factor approach. About 21% of high blood pressure burden in Australia in 2015 is due to a diet high in sodium-higher for men (23%) than women (17%)-based on unpublished estimates from the Australian Burden of Disease Study (ABDS) (see Burden of disease).
In 2015, 5.8% of the total burden of disease in Australia was due to high blood pressure (AIHW 2019).
High blood pressure-also known as hypertension-is a major risk factor for chronic conditions including stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure and chronic kidney disease (see heart stroke and vascular disease and chronic kidney disease for more information).
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