Anthropometrical Tests

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Body Mass Index (BMI)
5. Waist-to-hip Ratio
6. Limb Circumference
7. Blood Pressure
   1. Test Protocol
   2. Preparations for use
   3. Interpretation of Results
   4. What causes high blood pressure?
   5. Advice to help reduce the risk of high BP
8. Heart Rate at Rest
9. Lung Function
10. Lung Capacity/Volume
11. Body Composition
12. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
13. Omron Body Fat Measurement

Interpretation of Results

Blood Pressure measurement gives two readings:

1. Systolic BP - the 'top' value, which indicates the force exerted against the walls of the arteries by the blood as it is being pumped from the heart.

The normal range for this value would be around 110 - 140 millimetres of mercury (mmHg).

2. Diastolic BP - the 'lower' value, which indicates the pressure exerted by the elastic recoil of the arteries during the relaxation phase between heart beats.

The normal range for diastolic BP would be around 60 - 90mmHg.

Blood Pressure Ranges

	Low	Normal	Borderline	High
Systolic	<100	100 - 140	141 - 160	>160
Diastolic	<60	60 - 90	91 - 110	>110

Blood Pressure will fluctuate throughout the day, and sometimes even fluctuate between readings taken within minutes of each other. This could be due to factors such as the anxiety and apprehension of having the blood pressure actually taken.