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If you have high blood pressure in Mexico, you’re more than 20 times more likely to have kidney damage than someone with normal blood pressure — making high blood pressure the biggest metabolic red flag for kidney problems in that population.

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This study found that Mexican adults with high blood pressure were more than 20 times more likely to have kidney disease than those with normal blood pressure — exactly what the claim says.

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