How often should you get a blood pressure test?

High blood pressure is insidious. You won’t know that you have it unless you get it checked. This means you need to get checked regularly — at least annually, and more often depending on your history and risk factors.

The following are standard guidelines for assessing blood pressure (the healthy range has been lowered in recent years).

Standard Blood Pressure Guidelines / mmHg (millimeters of mercury)

Low less than 89/ less than 50

Normal less than 120 / less than 80

Prehypertension 120–139 / 80–89

Hypertension

Mild 140–159 / 90–99

Moderate 160–179 / 100–109

Severe >180 / >110

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