 |
This will be shown to users with no Flash or Javascript.
|
| |
|
|
High Blood Pressure |
Causes:
- Diet high in saturated fat
- Diet high in sodium (salt)
- Unhealthy BMI
- Physical inactivity
- Smoking
- Stress, anger, hostility
- Diabetes
- Age – arteriosclerosis
- Family history
Complications:
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Hardening of the arteries
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Eye damage
- Peripheral vascular disease (poor circulation)
BLOOD PRESSURE GUIDELINES
| | Category | Systolic (mm Hg) | Diastolic (mm Hg) | | Normal | Lower than 120 | Lower than 80 | | Pre-hypertension | 120 - 139 | 80 - 89 | | | | | | Hypertension | | | | Stage 1 | 140 - 159 | 90 - 99 | | Stage 2 | 160 or higher | 100 or higher | | | | | | Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure – (JNC 7 Guidelines), May 2003 | | | | |
Be sure to download our LIFESTYLE SHEET for more information.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
