Blood pressure is a little higher, but it does not meet the standard of hypertension?
We know that the diagnostic standard for hypertension is that the blood pressure is higher than 140/90 mmHg, but if the blood pressure value is higher than the normal level, what if the diagnostic standard for hypertension is not met? This condition, medically called normal high, refers to the condition where systolic blood pressure (high pressure) is between 120 and 139 mmHg, and/or diastolic blood pressure (low pressure) is between 80 and 89 mmHg. According to the statistics of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 30% of the people in the United States are in this state. Although they are not hypertension patients, these people are more likely to suffer from hypertension than the average person. Moreover, Read More …