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How do I evaluate my blood pressure?
There are various organizations or institutions that
clas
tions for blood pressure.
The higher value is the one that determines the evaluation.
Example: a readout value between
150/85
or
120/98
mmHg
indicates «blood pressure too high».
If your values are mostly normal under resting conditions but
exceptionally high under conditions of physical or psychological
stress, it is possible that you are
from so-called
«labile hypertension». Consult your doctor.
Correctly measured diastolic blood pressure values above
120 mmHg require immediate medical treatment.
Following a table for classifying blood pressure values in adults
in accordance with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2003.
Data in mmHg.
Range
Systolic Diastolic Recommendation
blood pressure too
low
100
60
Consult your
doctor
1. blood pressure
optimum
100 - 120 60 - 80
Self-check
2.
blood pressure normal
120 - 130 80 - 85
Self-check
3. blood pressure
slightly high
130 - 140 85 - 90
Consult your
doctor
4. blood pressure too
high
140 - 160 90 - 100
Seek medical
advice
5. blood pressure far o
to high
160 - 180 100 - 110
Seek medical
advice
6. blood pressure
dangerously high
180
110
Urgently seek
medical advice!
The U.S. National Institutes of Health JNC7, 2003, established the
following standards for assessing high blood pressure in adults.
Data in mmHg.
Category
Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg)
Normal
< 120
and < 80
Pre-Hypertension
120 - 139
or 80 - 89
Hypertension
Stage 1 Hypertension
140 - 159
or 90 - 99
Stage 2 Hypertension
>/= 160
or >/= 100
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