printable blood pressure chart by age and gender

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Health Survey 2017–18 measured blood pressure at the time of the interview, and the definitions listed above were used in defining high blood pressure in the results presented here. receiving medication for high blood pressure (Whitworth 2003).diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg, or.systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, or.The World Health Organization defines high blood pressure as including any of the following:

High blood pressure can be controlled with lifestyle measures and medication, reducing the risk of developing chronic conditions.īox 1: How is high blood pressure measured?īlood pressure is the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries and is written as systolic/diastolic (e.g. In addition to high salt intake, other risk factors for high blood pressure include poor diet, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and insufficient physical activity. The ABDS 2015 estimated how much impact a diet high in sodium had on blood pressure levels in Australia using a risk factor causing a risk factor approach. About 21% of high blood pressure burden in Australia in 2015 is due to a diet high in sodium-higher for men (23%) than women (17%)-based on unpublished estimates from the Australian Burden of Disease Study (ABDS) (see Burden of disease). In 2015, 5.8% of the total burden of disease in Australia was due to high blood pressure (AIHW 2019). High blood pressure-also known as hypertension-is a major risk factor for chronic conditions including stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure and chronic kidney disease (see heart stroke and vascular disease and chronic kidney disease for more information).

Printable blood pressure chart by age and gender