Since i’ve had my son 8 weeks ago mine has been a steady 112/64
Everyone’s different, and there’s no "NORMAL".
If you add 100 to your age, then if the answer is +/- 10 from your systolic pressure (the top one) then you are spot-on average for the whole of the Western World.
As to your diastolic (the lower one), – it too is irrelevant, unless it suddenly CHANGES.
The absolute values don’t matter two hoots. It’s only when they change suddenly (as in pre-eclampsia if you’re pregnant) that there’s cause for concern.
The numbers you get from your doctor, like 140/80, or 135/85 are virtually meaningless, -despite his knowing "HMmmmm!). Just as you may be tall, blonde, spotty, bow-legged or gorgeous, fat, thin, ginger or blonde, one boob higher than the other, (or vice versa), white shiny teeth or nicotine-stained, so your B/P’s will be different too.
There IS no NORMAL, – although there is ‘average’.
Average is 100 + your age for systolic.
If you want to know the reason, it’s that what you measure at the brachial artery (near your elbow) has almost nothing to do with the true pressures generated within your heart (the left ventricle). What the true generated pressure is, is distorted so much by the time it reaches your elbow, as to be virtually meaningless to be able to compare it with anybody else’s.
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erm if i remember rightly average is 120 over 70, but thn again evryone is differnt so u shouldnt be asking this really
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120 over 80 is the target (good) blood pressure….
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Everyone’s different, and there’s no "NORMAL".
If you add 100 to your age, then if the answer is +/- 10 from your systolic pressure (the top one) then you are spot-on average for the whole of the Western World.
As to your diastolic (the lower one), – it too is irrelevant, unless it suddenly CHANGES.
The absolute values don’t matter two hoots. It’s only when they change suddenly (as in pre-eclampsia if you’re pregnant) that there’s cause for concern.
The numbers you get from your doctor, like 140/80, or 135/85 are virtually meaningless, -despite his knowing "HMmmmm!). Just as you may be tall, blonde, spotty, bow-legged or gorgeous, fat, thin, ginger or blonde, one boob higher than the other, (or vice versa), white shiny teeth or nicotine-stained, so your B/P’s will be different too.
There IS no NORMAL, – although there is ‘average’.
Average is 100 + your age for systolic.
If you want to know the reason, it’s that what you measure at the brachial artery (near your elbow) has almost nothing to do with the true pressures generated within your heart (the left ventricle). What the true generated pressure is, is distorted so much by the time it reaches your elbow, as to be virtually meaningless to be able to compare it with anybody else’s.
References :
Cardiovascular Physicist.