High Blood Pressure Chart Philippines
Table 1 Blood Pressure Classification for Adult Filipinos Category Blood Pressure Range Normal BP 120 80 mmHg Borderline BP 120 139 80 89 mmHg Hypertension 140 90 mmHg This guideline defines hypertension as an office BP of 140 90 mm Hg or above taken in accordance with the proper standard BP measurement A cut off value has been set to. One in every three to four Filipino adults age 18 and above has hypertension Yet despite the high treatment rate of 75 percent among adult patients diagnosed only 27 percent have controlled blood pressure Sison said I want to bring that up to 80 percent Hypertension is the leading cause of death globally including the Philippines