A blood pressure chart is an informational tool that was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) to serve as a guide to what is high blood pressure and what is normal blood pressure.
The blood pressure chart though should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. It is still important to talk to a doctor or healthcare professional in making decisions on changing ones lifestyles to better manage ones blood pressure.
High blood pressure can be easy to detect and treat if one chooses to understand where the current condition lies within the blood pressure chart, and take the necessary steps to make lifestyle changes.
Ones range of blood pressure can vary greatly at any given time and day. So a single blood pressure reading is really not reliable. Several blood pressure monitor readings should be taken at different times of the day to determine the average blood pressure over time. It must be kept in mind that it is the average blood pressure that is important.
The blood pressure range below shows the status of blood pressure at a given reading.
210 / 120 – this is a stage 4 high blood pressure 180 / 110 – this is a stage 3 high blood pressure 160 / 100 – this is a stage 2 high blood pressure 140 / 90 – this is a stage 1 high blood pressure 140 / 90 – this is a borderline high blood pressure 130 / 85 – this is a normal high blood pressure 120 / 80 – this is a normal blood pressure 110 / 75 – this is a normal low blood pressure 90 / 60 – this is a borderline low blood pressure 60 / 40 – this is a too low blood pressure 50 / 33 – danger blood pressure
Having a high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, heart failures, strokes and kidney diseases, it does not go the other way around, if in cases the latter condition occurs before high blood pressure is detected, it can be very fatal.
On the other hand, low blood pressure can lead to lightheadedness or dizziness and if the blood pressure is sufficiently low fainting and often seizures may also occur.
