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What Is A Normal Blood Pressure For An 88 Year Old Man?

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Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2012
Question: What is a normal blood pressure for an 88 year old man?
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Answered by Dr. Harish Naik (22 minutes later)
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In a man of age 88, the systolic should be between 140 and 150 with a diastolic of 80 and 90 It is probably safe to say that beyond age 80, using medications to treat a person whose blood pressure is below 145 systolic may not be necessary.
So in a 88 year old man in fairly good health,the systolic should be between 140 and 150 mm of Hg with a diastolic of 80 and 90 mm of Hg.
After literature search i got one chart which suggests for person Age 60-64, Minimum 121/83, Average 134/87, Maximum 147/91. Chart doesn't go higher than age 64.
Hope I have provided the information you needed.
Wish you good health. Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Thank you for your response. That helped a lot.
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Answered by Dr. Harish Naik (2 minutes later)
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Good to hear from you and it is nice that the information i provided was helpful.
Hope i have cleared your queries. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer or can write the review.
Wish you good health.
Take care.
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What Is A Normal Blood Pressure For An 88 Year Old Man?

Hi,
Welcome to XXXXXXX
In a man of age 88, the systolic should be between 140 and 150 with a diastolic of 80 and 90 It is probably safe to say that beyond age 80, using medications to treat a person whose blood pressure is below 145 systolic may not be necessary.
So in a 88 year old man in fairly good health,the systolic should be between 140 and 150 mm of Hg with a diastolic of 80 and 90 mm of Hg.
After literature search i got one chart which suggests for person Age 60-64, Minimum 121/83, Average 134/87, Maximum 147/91. Chart doesn't go higher than age 64.
Hope I have provided the information you needed.
Wish you good health. Take care.