Explain The Three Stages Of Hypertension

Hypertension is when the systolic blood pressure is above 140mmHg and diastolic blood pressure above 90mmHg. Hypertension is divided into three stages. The first stage of hypertension is when the systolic blood pressure is 140-159mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of 90-99mmHg. Second stage is the systolic blood pressure of 160-179mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of 100-109mmHg. The third stage of hypertension is when the systolic blood pressure is above 180mmHg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 110mmHg (Dasgupta et al. 2014). This chronic disease can be controlled or prevented with lifestyle modification like physical activity, pharmacological therapy and proper eating habits using the DASH diet plan as well as avoiding smoking and
alcohol consumption (James et al. 2014).