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Facts on High
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- High blood pressure
(hypertension) killed 49,707 Americans in 2002. Because the
consequences associated with high blood pressure are
so serious, early detection, treatment, and control are
important.
- High blood pressure
increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, both
leading causes of death in the United States. About 1 in 3
American adults have high blood pressure. High blood
pressure affects about 2 in 5 African Americans, 1 in 5
Hispanics and Native Americans, and 1 in 6 Asians.
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE FACTS
- What do blood pressure
numbers indicate? Blood pressure is often written as two numbers.
The top (systolic) number represents the pressure while the heart is
beating. The bottom (diastolic) number represents the pressure when
the heart is resting between beats.
- High blood pressure for
adults is defined as a systolic pressure of 140 mmHg or higher, or a
diastolic pressure of 90 mmHg or higher.
- Normal blood pressure is a
systolic blood pressure less than 120 and a diastolic blood pressure
less than 80.
- Prehypertension is defined as a
systolic blood pressure of 120–139 mmHg or a diastolic blood
pressure of 80–89 mmHg. Persons with prehypertension are at
increased risk to progress to hypertension.
- Among people with high blood
pressure, 31.6% don't even know they have it.
- High blood pressure is
easily detectable and usually controllable with lifestyle
modifications such as increasing physical activity or reducing
dietary salt intake, with or without medications.
- The Joint National Committee on
Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood
Pressure (JNC-7) recommends that adults have their blood pressure
checked regularly.
Statistics from CDC’s National Center
for Health Statistics as published by the American Heart Association,
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2005 Update. Dallas, TX: AHA,
2004.
http://www.americanheart.org.* |
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