New research shows that women's normal systolic blood pressure levels are lower than men's

, the medical community has long defined normal blood pressure levels in adults without distinguishing gender. A new study shows that women's normal systolic blood pressure levels are lower than men's, and the traditional criteria are not conducive to women's prevention of cardiovascular disease.
based on data from four previous blood pressure studies analyzed by researchers at Siddasi Nai Medical Center in the United States. The studies involved more than 27,000 subjects, 54 per cent of whom were women, all of whom did not have cardiovascular disease at the beginning of the study and who were in the normal range of systolic blood pressure, i.e. below 120 mmHg. Over the next 16 to 40 years, more than 7,400 subjects developed cardiovascular disease. After factoring factors such as age, espressopressin, body mass index, cholesterol levels, and smoking, the researchers found a gender difference in the association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular risk.
years, the medical community has believed that sustained systolic blood pressure in adults of no less than 120 mmHg has increased the risk of cardiovascular disease. But new research suggests that this criterion applies to men, and for women, systolic blood pressure of no less than 110 mmHg is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Specifically to the risk of cardiovascular disease, the critical value of systolic blood pressure in women is lower than that of men.
researchers speculate that this may be related to physiological differences between men and women. For example, in the same body, female arteries are generally thinner than men's. Based on these findings, they recommend that the medical community consider gender differences when evaluating the normal range of blood pressure.
next step for researchers to assess whether women should be treated for hypertension when systolic pressure is between 110 mmHg and 120 mmHg.
research paper is published in the latest issue of the american monthly circulation.