What Is Normal Blood Pressure? Every Individual Must Know

What Is Blood Pressure?

The heart is the organ in your body that pumps blood all around the body by applying a force. The blood pressure is the measure of this force.

Blood pressure is shown in 2 figures

Systolic Pressure -  the pressure when your heart contracts and pumps blood to the body

Diastolic Pressure -  the pressure when your heart relaxes to receive the blood from the body

What Is Normal Blood Pressure By age?

Blood pressure is measured in mm of Hg (mm of mercury).

Estimated ranges for healthy individuals are listed below according to age

Age	Systolic B.P	Diastolic B.P
Infants to 6months	45 - 90	30  - 65
6months to 2 yrs	80 - 100	40 - 70
2 to 13 yrs	80 - 120	40 - 80
14 to 18 yrs	90 - 120	50 - 80
19 to 40 yrs	95 - 135	60 - 80
41 to 60 yrs	110 - 145	70 - 90
61 and older	95 - 145	70 - 90

What Is Normal Blood Pressure For Men And Women?

Age	Men	Women
18 to 40 yrs	120/70	110/68
40 to 60 yrs	125/75	122/75
60 and above	133/70	140/68

According to recent studies, blood pressure in men is higher than in women of the same age. But after menopause, blood pressure increases in women to levels even higher than in men.

Factors Affecting Normal Blood Pressure

Both pathological, as well as physiological factors, affect blood pressure.

Physiological factors include:

• Exercise
• Age
• Gender
• Sleep
• Emotions

Pathological conditions can also disturb the blood pressure toward high or low

1. Exercise

After a moderate workout, blood pressure rises 20 to 30mm Hg above normal while in the case of extensive exercise, it may rise up to 40 to 50 mm of Hg above baseline.

2. Age And Gender

Blood pressure also depends on age as well as the sex of an individual. Blood pressure increases with age. In premenopausal women, blood pressure is higher than in men but after menopause, it becomes higher than in men of the same age

3. Sleep

Sleep also has somewhat effect on blood pressure. It usually rises up to 15 to 20 mm of Hg above baseline in case of deep sleep but in dreamy sleep, it rises somewhat.

4. Emotional Conditions

During excitement or anxiety, a hormone called Adrenaline is released in our bodies that is responsible for increasing blood pressure