In the US, nearly one in three Blacks has hypertension compared to one in four Whites. African Americans develop high blood pressure earlier in life and at every age have more severe high blood pressure than Whites. Blacks develop high blood pressure at an earlier age and, at any decade of life, hypertension is more severe in Blacks than in Whites. The leading causes of death for Hispanic males and females are diseases of heart and stroke. A common cause of heart disease is the blockage of the coronary arteries due to the accumulation of cholesterol.
Diabetes can play a role in high blood pressure.