Ucwaningo oluningi lubonisa ukuthi abantu abadla imifino behlise kokubili umfutho wegazi we-systolic nowe-diastolic. Umehluko kumazinga phakathi kwabadla imifino nabangewona imifino uphakathi kuka-5 no-10 mm Hg.
Ngesikhathi sohlelo oluthi "Ukutholwa Kwangaphambi Komfutho Wegazi Nezincomo Zokulandela" kutholwe lokho ukwehla komfutho wegazi ongu-4 mm Hg nje kuholela ekwehleni okukhulu kokufa. Ngaphezu kwalokhu, umfutho wegazi ngokujwayelekile uyancipha futhi izinga lomfutho wegazi ophakeme liyancipha.
Olunye ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi u-42% wabantu abadla inyama babenezimpawu zomfutho wegazi ophezulu (okuchazwa njengomfutho we-140/90 mm Hg), kanti phakathi kwabadla imifino u-13% kuphela. Ngisho nabantu abangadli imifino banengozi ephansi ngo-50% yokuba nomfutho wegazi ophakeme kunabo abangadli imifino.
Ngokushintshela ekudleni kwemifino, umfutho wegazi wehla kakhulu. Amazinga aphansi we-blood pressure ngokuvamile awahlotshaniswa ne-BMI ephansi, ukuvivinya umzimba njalo, ukuntuleka kwenyama ekudleni kanye nokuntuleka kwamaprotheni obisi, amafutha okudla, i-fiber, kanye nomehluko ekuthathweni kwe-potassium, i-magnesium, ne-calcium.
Ukudla kwe-sodium kwabadla imifino kuyaqhathaniswa noma kuphansi kancane kunalabo abadla inyama, kodwa isodium nayo ayichazi isizathu sokwehla komfutho wegazi. Kuphakanyiswa ukuthi umehluko ezingeni lokuphendula kwe-glucose-insulin ehambisana nenkomba ye-glycemic encishisiwe ekudleni kwemifino noma umphumela oqoqiwe wezakhi eziqukethwe ekudleni kwezitshalo kungaba isizathu esiyinhloko. izimo ezingavamile ze-hypertension phakathi kwabadla imifino.