High Blood Pressure:
High blood pressure (hypertension) is when your blood pressure is consistently too high.
Blood Pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels.
There are NO defining symptoms for Hypertension.
Normal: <120/80 mmHg
Elevated: 120-129 over <80 mmHg
Hypertension Stage 1: 130-139/80-89 mmHg
Hypertension Stage 2: ≥140/ ≥90 mmHg
Hypertensive Crisis: >180 over >120 mmHg
The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to be diagnosed by a doctor and regularly check your blood pressure.
Who is at risk?
50% of adult Americans, both men and women, can develop Hypertension.
Typically, between the ages of 40 to 60 is when it can start.
After 65 yrs. of age, women are more likely to get hypertension them men.
African Americans tend to develop high b/p more often. (57%)
Asian (46%)
Caucasian (44%)
Hispanic (40%)
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