Blood Pressure Levels in Adults
High force per unit area (HBP) may be a serious
condition that may result in coronary cardiopathy, coronary failure, stroke, nephropathy
, and alternative health issues.
"Blood pressure" is that the force of
blood pushing against the walls of the arteries because the heart pumps blood. If
this pressure rises and stays high over time, it will injury the body in some
ways.
Categories for Blood Pressure Levels in Adults (measured in
millimeters of mercury, or mmHg)
Category
|
Systolic
(top number) mmHg |
Diastolic
(bottom number) |
|
Less than 120
|
And
|
Less than 80
|
|
Prehypertension
|
120–139
|
Or
|
80–89
|
High blood pressure
|
|||
Stage 1
|
140–159
|
Or
|
90–99
|
Stage 2
|
160 or higher
|
Or
|
100 or higher
|
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