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Your blood pressure (BP) can place you into one of three health categories. <\/p>\nYour blood pressure (BP) can place you into one of three health categories. <\/p>\n
If your BP is 120\/80 mmHg, your blood pressure is normal. Higher than that to 140\/90, you are pre-hypertensive. Above that, though, and you have high blood pressure and need to take serious action.<\/p>\n
One question that the medical community has been investigating, is how much can blood pressure rise without putting you at risk of heart failure hospitalization or death?<\/p>\n
Their discovery will surprise you!<\/p>\n
To answer this question, American researchers examined the medical records of 5,280 patients enrolled in the previously performed Jackson Heart Study.<\/p>\n
What did they find?<\/p>\n
1. On average, for every 10 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure, their risk of death increased by 12% and hospitalization due to heart failure increased by 7%.<\/p>\n
2. Also for every extra 10 mmHg, those under the age of 60 were 26% more likely to die, while this risk dropped to 9% for participants over 60 years old.<\/p>\n
The difference in risk between early seniors and older ones was attributed to a slightly higher tolerance of increased systolic pressure in older adults. However, there is still a significant risk to all age groups with higher-than-normal readings.<\/p>\n