A Few Words About Blood Pressure - Omron HEM-741CREL Instruction Manual

A FEW WORDS ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE

The 6th report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention
Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
(JNCVI) from the National Institutes of Health developed the
following classification. However, it is only a general guideline because
blood pressure depends on our age, morbidity, and treatment strategy by
a physician. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN TO DETERMINE YOUR
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE.
Diastolic
Optimal
Normal
High-Normal
Stage 1 Hypertension (mild)
Stage 2 Hypertension (moderate)
Stage 3 Hypertension (severe)
mmHg
Stage 3 Hypertension
110
Stage 2 Hypertension
100
Stage 1 Hypertension
90
High-Normal
85
Normal
80
Optimal
120 130 140
Systolic mmHg
Systolic
(mmHg)
130-139
140-159
160-179
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160 180
Diastolic
(mmHg)
<120 <80
<130 <85
85-89
90-99
100-109
≥180 ≥110