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Blood Pressure Classification:
World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH)
Why is it Important to Measure Your Blood Pressure at Home?
Having your blood pressure taken at the doctor’s office may cause you to become
nervous, thus artificially raising your actual blood pressure measurement. Taking your
measurement at home makes it easy to record a log of your daily readings. This will help
you gain a greater understanding of your blood pressure reading and the factors that
affect it. Be sure that you share your information with your physician, and rely on them for
180
160
140
130
120
Systolic
Hypertension-stage2
Hypertension-stage1
Normal
Optimal
High-normal
(mmHg)
Diastolic
(mmHg)
80 85 110
Hypertension-stage3
100 90