Blood Pressure: Man vs Machine

[furo]

Today I took my blood pressure in my office (they have a machine that is regularly calibrated). It read 134/59 w/ a resting heart rate of 51.

However, I also went to the nurse's station and she gave me a reading of 104/80. These readings were done within 15 minutes of each other. She said she's been taking bp for 40+ years.

Anyways, what do both of the readings indicate? If the machine is accurate, and 134/59 is correct, what does this say about me? People tell me that the numerator is more important, but what does the 59 mean wrt my health?

 

[Hombre Secreto]

What was the heart rate from the nurse? Both are usually done at the same time. Anyways, your vitals are okay on both counts.

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

What was the heart rate from the nurse? Both are usually done at the same time. Anyways, your vitals are okay on both counts.

The HR from the nurse was 64. But she did the "take your pulse for 15 sec and multiply by 4" method

Another thing I noticed from the nurse was that when releasing the pressure from my arm, it was at a rather high rate, as in, she released all the pressure in about 10 seconds, maybe even a few sec less. Whereas the machine took much longer to release the pressure....

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Originally Posted by furo

The HR from the nurse was 61.

60 to 90 is normal if I remember correctly. Pregnant women are higher, because they have two hearts.

 

[Kajak]

<60 is fit.