My blood pressure is 104 over 78 I'm 50yo 6ft 2" - Is that normal BP?
2006-10-26 07:44:55 · 14 answers · asked by keefy 3 in Health ➔ Men's Health
That's a good reading to get. Don't worry about it. The others are saying its low, its not excessively low. Low is better than high!
2006-10-26 10:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Heart Association recommended blood pressure levels
Blood Pressure Category
Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)
Normal less than 120 and less than 80
Prehypertension 120–139 or 80–89
High
Stage 1 140–159 or 90–99
Stage 2 160 or higher or 100 or higher
*Your doctor should evaluate unusually low readings.
2006-10-26 07:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ducky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, blood pressure reading depends on many factors, including the time of the day and the emotional state that your in while taking the blood pressure. for example if your worried or nervous your blood pressure tend to be to the high side. at your age the reading sounds normal. according to medical text books normal blood pressure is 120/80 for a healthy adult. the older you get this will change. if you suffer from high or low blood pressure you might want to consult your GP to get the blood pressure reading that is expected at your condition. otherwise it sounds perfectly normal.
2006-10-26 07:50:57 · answer #3 · answered by sweetdays 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry Keefy don't really know the answer to this one because I'm not a trained professional. but as far as i can remember when my ma (mum) went to see her doctor about her blood pressure they gave her a blood pressure monitor for the week and she had to take her readings three times a day once in the morning (soon as she got up) once at lunch time and again in the evening. as blood pressure varies throughout the day. i think your overall pressure is calculated on an average rather than a one off reading.the only way to be sure tho is it c your doctor . hope this helps!!
2006-10-26 08:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by Chirpy chippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slightly low given your age, more normal is around 130/70. But its better to be on the low side than high.
2006-10-26 09:58:15 · answer #5 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it a bit on the low side . a good bp for you would be around the 130/80 mark
2006-10-27 10:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by johnstrangey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's Pretty Normal
2006-10-26 07:50:43 · answer #7 · answered by detroitguy73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
120/80 is the low normal so yours is a little low.
2006-10-26 07:51:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
120/80
2006-10-26 07:46:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your blood pressure is good however the top is alittle low but nothing to worry about high blood pressure is when you worry but yours is fine betta than mine!
2006-10-26 20:06:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋