What is normal blood pressure rate for a male?

Answer 1

Normal blood pressure is a reading under 120/80 Anything over that and you have:

Pre-hypertension which is when you have a reading between this and 140/90

High blood pressure is anything over this. (i.e. if the diastolic is over 90 OR the systolic is over 140 - or both - then you are diagnosed with hypertension.)

The diagnosis is not made on one reading alone as blood pressure fluctuates. It is best to have a number of readings (an good automatic home monitor will give good results) to give you an idea of how your pressure behaves and what level it is at for most of the time.

These levels have been chosen from research studies that have looked at levels of complications (like stroke or Heart disease) with different levels of blood pressure in large populations. Therefore 120/80 represents a level chosen because overall, people under this level have far less complications. You do not want to be higher, but if your blood pressure is lower, (say 110/70) then it is even better. In fact the lower the better as long as it doesnt go so low as to give you symptoms. Some people exist happily with a BP of 90/60 for example, others whose 'normal' level is higher would get symptoms at this level.

Finally, the target blood pressures are lower for people who have other cardiovascular risk factors. So for example if you have Diabetes the level at which you would consider yourself as hypertensive is 135/85.

Answer 2

Blood pressure should be less than 120/80 mm Hg for an adult age 20 or over.

Your blood pressure rises with each heartbeat and falls when your heart relaxes between beats. Your blood pressure can change based on a number of things including posture, exercise, stress, etc.

According to the American Heart Association, having a blood pressure greater than 140/90 mm Hg is considered high blood pressure or hypertension. A single high reading does not always mean that you have high blood pressure. It could just mean that you were exercising or that you were angry, for instance. However, if readings stay high over time, you should definitely talk to your doctor about a treatment program.

In general, low blood pressure symptoms happen when blood pressure is less than 90/60.

Answer 3

I asked my doctor the same question a year ago and he told me that around 130 for the top number, and that you didn't want the bottom number much higher than 75, although he did say everyone will vary just a little. When he checked mine that day it was around 184 over 102. He put me on bystolic and got it leveled right out.

Answer 4

Add 100 to your age for systolic. Diastolic should be 65-90 mm hg

Answer 5

80/130 mmHg is the mean for a middle aged adult according to a study done on 74,000 Industrial Workers (Master, Dublin and Marks). Women commonly have a lower BP than men.

Answer 6

For a healthy adult, blood pressure should be about 120/80 or below

Answer 7

Normal human blood pressure is 120/80. BP is considered to be high if either the top number (systemic pressure) is 140 or above, or if the bottom number (diastolic pressure) is 100 or above.

Answer 8

120/80