High blood pressure is also called hypertension which is extraordinarily common. the precise cause of most cases of high blood pressure cannot be determined. In fact, high blood pressure is likely to be due to one single cause and is typically the result of a complex interaction between an individual's genes and his environment. There are certain people are more likely to develop high blood pressure than others, example are people who are being overweight, having diabetes, drinking more than two alcoholic beverages per day.
This is a table that would help you determine your Blood Pressure.
Systolic Diastolic
Category mmHg mmHg
Healthy BP
Optimal <120 <80
Normal <130 <85
High Normal 130-139 85-89
High BP
Stage 1 140-159 and/or 90-99
Stage 2 160-179 and/or 100-109
Stage 3 >180 and/or >110
Systole - the pressure in the body's arteries as blood is being squeezed out of the heart.
Diastole - pressure in the body's arteries between heart beats ( as the heart is filling with oxygen-rich blood returning from the lungs.
