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normal ranges for blood pressure

Posted by Don Wiss

>I just attended a senior health fair screening and found my blood
>pressure is 167/85 with pulse 75? How far out of the normal range is
>this

From the Univ. of Florida College of Health and Human Performance
web page http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/FIT/article/blood.htm

Category Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)

Optimal <110 <70
Normal <130 <85
High Normal 130-139 85-89

Hypertension (four stages)

Stage 1 (Mild) 140-159 90-99
Stage 2 (Moderate) 160-179 100-109
Stage 3 (Severe) 180-209 110-119
Stage 4 (Very Severe) >210 <120

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