User Guide
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A FEW WORDS ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the following
Blood Pressure Classication.This classication, however, is only
a general guideline because blood pressure varies from person to
person according to age, weight, and health status. CONSULT
YOUR PHYSICIAN TO DETERMINE YOUR NORMAL BLOOD
PRESSURE.
mm HG
95
90
Hypertension
Borderline
Normal
Diastolic
Systolic
140 160 mm Hg
NOTE: There is not a universally accepted denition of hypoten-
sion (low blood pressure), but a systolic pressure below 99 mm
Hg is usually regarded as hypotension.
Normal less than 139 less than 89
Borderline 140 to 159 90 to 94
Hypertension more than 160 more than 95
Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)
WHO Blood Pressure Classication