As a result, more than half of us develop hypertension by the age of sixty-five.

Many American adults will develop hypertension (high blood pressure) during their lifetime.

Women over 55 are significantly more likely than men to develop hypertension, perhaps because they've lost whatever protective effects estrogen might have provided.

She has developed hypertension and walks with a slight stoop.

About 20% of people who have prehypertension will go on to develop hypertension, Ovbiagele says.

Some reports, however, suggest that a minority might develop hypertension.

African-Americans with prehypertension were also more likely than whites to develop hypertension.

This is particularly true for blacks and the elderly, who are more likely than others to develop hypertension.

Over the next three months it rose steadily, to the point where she developed hypertension that required medication.

But because only about one person in a million ordinarily develops pulmonary hypertension, this still was not a huge risk.