What is a healthy blood preasure number?

Answer 1

Normal blood pressure is 120/80 in the average healthy adult. But this varies according to age, size, physical build, and other factors (including hereditary ones). Unhealthy blood pressure is a wide variance from the normal range, in either the systolic (heart pumping) or diastolic (between beats) readings, or both. Hypotension, or low blood pressure is approximately 90 or below systolic, 60 or below diastolic. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is considered 140 and above systolic, 90 and above diastolic. (see related link)

Answer 2

Blood pressure readings are always expressed as two values, one high and one low, representing the squeeze (systolic) and relax (diastolic) phases of the heart's pumping.

The units of blood pressure are millimetres of Mercury - that might seem a strange kind of measurement but it's really just seeing how far up a tube the pressure can push a column of mercury. So the full expression is, for example, 120 millimetres of mercury or 120 mmHg.

Normal blood pressure is a reading under 120/80. Pre-hypertension is a reading between this and 140/90. High blood pressure is anything over this - that is unhealthy. This is because high blood pressure (or hypertension) can cause health complications if prolonged.

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Answer 3

It really depends on how your health is otherwise, but generally speaking under 140/90 is acceptable. If you're worried, go see your GP/Family Doctor.

Answer 4

If you try making an appointment with your doctor or the nurse at your surgery and ask for an NHS health check, you will have your blood pressure checked.

Answer 5

normal blood pressure is 120/70

Answer 6

approximately 120/75

Answer 7

120/70