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High blood pressure decreases the life expectancy of men by 5.1 years and women by 4.9 years.
Franco O, Peeters A, Bonneux L, de Laet C. Blood Pressure in Adulthood and Life Expectancy with Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women: Life course analysis. Hypertension. 2005; 46(2): 280-6. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.hyp.0000173433.67426.9b#:~:text=Compared%20with%20hypertensives%2C%20total%20life,years%20lived%20with%20cardiovascular%20disease.