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What Influences Blood Pressure?
Many factors such as genetics, age, sex, altitude, physical activity, anxiety,
muscular development, certain medications or even the time of day can in-
fluence blood pressure. Influences such as sleep or relaxation decreases
blood pressure, while anxiety or exercise increases blood pressure.
Why Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home?
A visit to a physicianʼs office can be a stressful situation for a patient, and
anxiety is a known factor in raising blood pressure. This temporary
occurrence of elevated blood pressure at the physicianʼs office is
commonly referred to as "white coat syndrome".
Whether or not you experience "white coat syndrome", home blood
pressure monitoring provides you with the opportunity to supplement your
physicianʼs office measurements. These home readings, when taken over
a period of time, can show an accurate indication of change. Furthermore,
your records can assist your physician in evaluating your health and in mak-
ing important decisions in the diagnosis and treatment of your
condition. Because of this, it is important to take consistent, daily
measurements of your blood pressure.
The variations in your individual readings should only be interpreted by your
physician or a trained health care professional.
WHO Blood Pressure Classifications
Standards for assessment of high or low blood pressure, regardless of age,
have been established by the World Health Organization (WHO) as shown
in the chart on the following page.
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