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2. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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   Globally, the average blood pressure, age standardized, has remained about the same since 1975 to the present, at approximately 127/79 mmHg in men and 122/77 mmHg in women, although these average data mask significantly diverging regional trends. [3]

3. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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   Blood pressure is recorded as two readings: a higher systolic pressure, which occurs during the maximal contraction of the heart, and the lower diastolic or resting pressure. [11] In adults, a normal blood pressure is 120/80, with 120 being the systolic and 80 being the diastolic reading. [12] Usually, the blood pressure is read from the left ...

4. What is a normal blood pressure reading? - AOL

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   "Your blood pressure is supposed to be under 140 over 90, optimally closer to 120 over 80."

5. Mean arterial pressure - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) is an average calculated blood pressure in an individual during a single cardiac cycle. [1] Although methods of estimating MAP vary, a common calculation is to take one-third of the pulse pressure (the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures), and add that amount to the diastolic pressure.

6. Blood pressure rose during the pandemic, especially for women ...

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   Intriguingly, weight gain was not the apparent reason for the rise in blood pressure in 2020, because men lost weight during that time, on average, while women gained the same amount as before the ...

7. Systolic hypertension - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, systolic hypertension is defined as an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP). [1] If the systolic blood pressure is elevated (>140) with a normal (<90) diastolic blood pressure (DBP), it is called isolated systolic hypertension. [2] Eighty percent of people with systolic hypertension are over the age of 65 years old. [3] Isolated ...