They focused on four outcome measures: each patient's latest systolic and
diastolic blood pressure levels, whether their blood pressure was under control, and dose escalation for patients whose pressures were not adequately controlled.
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Diastolic blood pressure levels below 70 mmHg were associated with a higher risk of death, but otherwise they showed no association with cardiovascular outcomes.
Behavioral counseling interventions led to improvements in systolic and
diastolic blood pressure levels, low - density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL - C) levels, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference that persisted over 6 to 12 months.
Not exact matches
The most dramatic effects were a nearly 2 mmHg rise in
diastolic (the low number)
blood pressure when the odor was rated an 8 compared with no odor, and a nearly 3 mmHg rise in systolic (the high number)
blood pressure when hydrogen sulfide concentrations reached 10 parts per billion compared with no detectable
level, the researchers reported last week in Environmental Health Perspectives.
More than half of the 211,667 participants actively treated for
blood pressure had moderately low (SBP of 120 to 129 mm Hg or
diastolic blood pressure [DBP] less than 65 mm Hg) or very low (SBP less than 120 mm Hg or DBP less than 65 mm Hg)
blood pressure levels.
At the end of the study, the black tea — drinking group had an average reduction of 2 to 3 points in their systolic (the top number in a
blood pressure reading)
level, and about two points in their
diastolic (the bottom number)
level.
Healthy or normal
blood pressure is below 120/80 — 120 being the systolic
level and 80 being the
diastolic level.
The systolic
level is the highest your
blood pressure reaches when your heart beats, and the
diastolic is the lowest it reaches as your heart relaxes.
There were also changes in their waist circumference, waist - to - hip ratio,
diastolic blood pressure (the lower of the two
blood pressure readings), resting heart rate and
levels of HDL - cholesterol.
Specifically, outcomes were assessed after 2, 6, and 12 months, with measurements for insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic,
diastolic,
blood pressure, and glucose
levels all significantly better for Atkins patients than for patients in any other group.
(5) A comparison of the Paleolithic and the standard diet for diabetes showed that the former produced lower average
levels of glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides,
diastolic blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, and a higher average HDL cholesterol
level.
Pressure levels higher than 160 - 180 mmHG for systolic blood pressure or diastolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg could be cause for
Pressure levels higher than 160 - 180 mmHG for systolic
blood pressure or diastolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg could be cause for
pressure or
diastolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg could be cause for
pressure greater than 100 mmHg could be cause for concern.