What does it mean when your blood pressure is 134 over 104?

What does it mean when your blood pressure is 134 over 104?

Hypertension is diagnosed when your systolic pressure is 140 mm Hg or above or when your diastolic pressure is 90 or above. In people who have diabetes or kidney disease, hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is 130/80 mm Hg or higher.

What does it mean when your diastolic is 104?

This is what your diastolic blood pressure number means: Normal: Lower than 80. Stage 1 hypertension: 80-89. Stage 2 hypertension: 90 or more.

Is 104 diastolic high?

The normal range of diastolic pressure should be 60 to 80 mmHg in adults. Anything above this is considered abnormal (hypertension). However, when blood pressure readings are above 180/120 mmHg, they are dangerous and require immediate medical attention.

When is diastolic too high?

Stage 1 high blood pressure is when systolic is 130 to 139 or diastolic is 80 to 89. Stage 2 high blood pressure is when systolic is 140 or higher or diastolic is 90 or higher.

Is 134 over 97 a good blood pressure?

Normal blood pressure is regarded as being between 120-129 (systolic) and 80-84 (diastolic). The definition of high blood pressure, according to 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines, is anything above 140/90 mmHg.

Why would my diastolic be high?

A high diastolic blood pressure (80 mm Hg or higher) that stays high over time means you have high blood pressure, or hypertension, even when systolic blood pressure is normal. Causes of diastolic high blood pressure include both lifestyle factors and genetics, but the disease is multifactorial.

Which is better 134 / 104 or high blood pressure?

When determining if 134/104 is a good blood pressure, we looked at the American Heart Association’s blood pressure chart below. For 134/104 to be good, both numbers must fit into the “normal” category above. Otherwise, it will fall into other categories of High Blood Pressure. Systolic reading of 134 is in the Prehypertension range.

What does 134 / 104 mm Hg diastolic mean?

134/104 blood pressure can also be read as 134/104 mm Hg, or 134/104 millimeters of mercury. The 134 mm Hg Systolic refers to the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats, and the 104 mm Hg Diastolic is the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.

What’s the normal blood pressure for a 24 year old?

For adults, between the ages of 20 to 24, the normal BP is considered to be 120/79, and it progresses by 1 with each five-year interval for both systolic and diastolic blood pressure until the 60+ age mark, where the normal systolic value is 134 and diastolic value is 87.

What should you do if your blood pressure is over 130?

Normal blood pressure: Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. 120-129: and: Below 80: Elevated blood pressure: Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. 130-139: or: 80-89: Stage 1 high blood pressure (hypertension) Maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. Talk to your doctor about taking one or more medications. 140 or higher: or: 90 or higher