Women having High BP during Pregnancy more likely to develop it again later in life

If women having high blood pressure during their pregnancy then there is a probability that they will have this health issue later in life as well. The study has also found that brothers and sisters of these women also have a higher risk and brothers may also have a high risk of heart disease as well.

Study's co-leader Tracey Weissgerber, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, was of the view, "The increased risk of high blood pressure in siblings suggests that family history contributes to the increased risk of high blood pressure in women during pregnancy".

Tracey said that in comparison to women who did not have blood pressure during their pregnancy, women who had high blood pressure in pregnancy were having more chances to develop in it again later in life.

In the study, there were more than 900 brothers and nearly 1,500 sisters in 954 sibling groups across America. A comparative analysis was carried out, as per which, women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy were having 75% more chance of developing high blood pressure later in life than those who had normal blood pressure during pregnancy.

Brothers and sisters of women who had high blood pressure in pregnancy were 24% and 15% more likely to have the same problem later in life. More research is needed into the matter to know the risk is due to stronger genetic predisposition to high blood pressure and other risk factors.