Your blood pressure changes as you go
through your day. Exercise, sleep and even sitting in a chair can increase or
decrease your blood pressure.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers the
following guidelines for blood pressure:- Normal blood pressure should be
less than 120/85mmHg.
- Prehypertension occurs when the
systolic or first number is between 120 and 139, and the diastolic or
second number is between 80 and 89mmHg. People with prehypertension are
twice as likely to get hypertension as people with normal blood pressure.
- Hypertension or high blood pressure occurs in people with blood pressure readings of 140/90mmHg or
higher.
Your health care practitioner
may take several blood pressure readings over time to determine if your blood
pressure is high.
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