This chart provides a breakdown of the five main blood pressure categories to help you interpret your readings and understand what action may be necessary. Normal blood pressure is in a healthy range.

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps. It’s measured using two numbers: Systolic pressure is the pressure in your arteries when your ...

Blood pressure chart by age for women: Average blood pressure for women. Ages 40-59. In the 120s/70s mmHg. Ages 60+ 133/69 mmHg, which Dr. Kazanjian says is still considered high ...

Adults with hypertension saw a small, but consequential, rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of times they had their blood ...

Researchers analyzed records from more than 137,000 adults with high blood pressure, comparing outcomes before the pandemic and during its peak between April 2020 and January 2021. The average age ...