What's the ideal blood pressure at the age of 48 years old man.

Dr. Nash KamdinGeneral Physician27yrs exp

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Dear lybrateuser, -The systolic blood pressure should be below 140 mm of Hg - The diastolic blood pressure should be below 90 mm of Hg - the lower it is the ideal it is for your health. 

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Dr. Gourav PotfodeAyurveda8yrs exp

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Hello - Blood pressure naturally increases with age. For a man in his forties to fifties, the ideal blood pressure depends on his health condition and the activities he was involved in prior to having a blood pressure reading. In general, the average man's blood pressure is the lowest when he wakes up and the highest when he engages in physical activity. As a rule of thumb, an adult's resting blood pressure should be less than 120 over 80. If a 48-year-old man is performing exercise that increases the heart rate, it is natural for the systolic pressure, the top number, to increase as his heart works harder. At the same time, the diastolic pressure, which is recorded as the bottom number, should stay about the same. While it's optimal to have normal blood pressure, conditions such as heart disease, cancer and type II diabetes can have effects that include lowering or raising blood pressure.  

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