Grow old.

Excessive drinking or alcoholic beverages.

A high-salt diet.

The diet is low in potassium, magnesium and calcium, and lacks folic acid.

Overweight or obese.

Insulin resistance.

Lack of physical exercise or physical activity.

Bear more mental pressure.

Family history of hypertension (one or more family members have hypertension).

Suffering from sleep apnea syndrome or sleep apnea.

Long-term use of certain drugs, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, including naproxen and ibuprofen, or COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib, but aspirin belonging to NSAIDs does not increase the risk of hypertension), oral contraceptives, ephedrine, glucocorticoids, licorice and so on.