Younger men have higher blood pressure, but as people get older women have higher blood pressure.
"Overall, the prevalence of hypertension was higher in men (34.6%) than in women (30.8%). However, after the age of 60 years, hypertension was more prevalent in females than in males. Regardless of sex, the older the participants were, the more likely they were to have hypertension"
<em>blood pressure is higher in men than in women at similar ages. After menopause, however, blood pressure increases in women to levels even higher than in men.</em>