High blood pressure and resting heart rate

[lovemydog]

A 'health kiosk' has appeared at work which weighs you, calculates BMI, hydration, etc. I decided to have a check and was astonished to discover that my heart rate was 122 bpm and blood pressure was 155 over 99! I am not overweight (although body fat is 37.5 (should be between 18 and 25) and don't smoke. Any medical folk about to advise? (And yes, I have made an appointment with my doctor!)

oops body fat should be between 26 and 35!

I'm not medical but I think body fat measurements are not all that accurate, so I wouldn't worry too much about that concentrate on bp/heart rate, which GP will I am sure check again.

Have you a drop in clinic at your doctors where you can check your BP? you really need 3 checks on different days to see if you have a problem.

All sounds fairly normal.

Resting HR is 60 - 100 bpm, resting means lieing bown on a bed for 10 mins - 122 if you are standing or have just walked doen a street is fine.

normal BP is 120/80 - again at rest, so again if you have just walked into a kiosk it is still normal.

I think you need to get yourself to the practice nurse or gp and get your bp checked. As another poster said, they will want to take more than one reading but it is definitely worth getting checked out.

Sashh I disagree that a BP of 155/99 is "fairly normal", its not, its high. It may be an anomaly, even so, you need to get it checked again. Untreated hypertension leads to all sorts of health issues. The raised HR and again I have to disagree that 122 when standing is normal. It will be raised if you had just walked up the stairs, the speed it returns to normal after exercise is an indicator of how fit you are. A resting HR of 122 is abnormal.
Please get it checked

the very upper end of normal is 140/90, but these days it's creeping downwards to 135/85, so 155/99 is noticeably outside. Also exertion shouldn't affect the lower reading significantly anyway.

therugratref

155/99 is not high - not if you are standing / walking drinking coffee etc. A resing HR of 122 is abnorml, but the OP was not resting. A resting HR of 100 can be normal, particularly in a small female (we do not know the size of the OP).

In a baby HR is often 200bpm, it gradually slows as you age.

All the numbers in the books 120/80 and 60-100 HR are AT REST the OP was not at rest.

How long does one need to be "at rest"? I have walked into my doctor's office and had my blood pressure checked almost immediately a number of times.

If the OP had jogged over to the kiosk that is one thing. If she strolled over and casually did the check that is entirely different. With a reading like that, a second opinion is justified.

DH currently has blood pressure of 160/90 this is his only symptom. He has his bloods done every six weeks as his cholesterol and triglycerides were elevated. He is not on medication currently, but the GP has said that if cholesterol etc and BP are normal within 6 months it will be medication.
So I would get it checked DH's GP is folllowing NICE guidelines so if it is high they are likely to do blood tests etc. Then you are likely to get followed up with GP over a few months if it is coming down they will be happy.
If you are standing up when it was taken it maybe an anomaly as all the reference ranges are on the basis that you are sat down with your arm bent resting at chest height. However, you are not going to know this unless you go to your GP.

Thank you for replies. To clarify, I'd been sitting at my computer all morning, strolled down to the canteen, saw that the machine was vacant and decided to have the test. No pressure, no physical activity - so yes, I do think BP and heart rate need checking. Have been googling!) I am 5 foot 4 and 9 stone 12 lbs btw. My dad died suddenly of a heart attack at 65 so I am worried that there may be a family connection. Doctor's appointment made for Monday!

Just a quick update - BP was higher when the doctor took it and I have to go back in 2 weeks for another reading. Visited the kiosk again today and it was down to 124 over 90, which is much better - so really don't know if I have a problem or not. Still, doc was happy to investigate as I am over 45 and he advises that we should all 'know our numbers".