Blood Pressure
Know Your Numbers:
What do my blood pressure results mean?
Blood pressure is a measure of the pressure your heart is under as it pumps blood all over the body. The higher
number in the blood pressure reading (Systolic blood pressure) measures how much pressure your heart is under
while it pumps blood. The lower number in the reading (Diastolic blood pressure) measures how much pressure
your heart is under at rest.
Date
Systolic BP
(mm/Hg)
Diastolic BP
(mm/Hg)
My Blood Pressure Record
You can use the table below to keep track of your blood pressure
readings at home, which will allow you to see how your body reacts to diet, exercise, and medications.
Blood Pressure Levels for Adults (18 years and older)
My Blood Pressure Goal
Your doctor will base your blood pressure goal on your overall medical health.
My Blood Pressure Goal is: __________________/ __________________mmHg
Date
Systolic BP
(mm/Hg)
Diastolic BP
(mm/Hg)
____/____/____
____/____/____
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____/____/____
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Source: Adapted from the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment
of High Blood Pressure, developed by the National Institutes of Health, NIH Publication No. 03-5233 December 2003
Systolic
(mm/Hg)
< 120
120-139
140-159
160
AND
OR
OR
OR
Diastolic
(mm/Hg)
< 80
80-89
90-99
100
Classifi cation of
Blood Pressure
Normal
Pre-hypertension
Stage 1 Hypertension
Stage 2 Hypertension
