Enter your current systolic and diastolic pressure with your age, and the page reports how far each number sits from the goal. It also shows the gap to the older guideline threshold, so you can see how your position changes between the two.
The goal is taken from the ACC/AHA 2017 guideline: below 130/80 mmHg for most adults, including those aged 65 and over. The earlier guideline used below 140/90 mmHg. The evidence rests largely on the SPRINT trial, and where life expectancy is short or other conditions weigh heavily the guideline explicitly leaves room for clinical judgment and patient preference (as of October 2026).
The guideline also states that no randomized trials cover people with frequent falls, severe cognitive impairment or nursing home residence. This page does not sort readings into stages; it only measures the distance to the goal. Because the goal is expressed as "below", a reading of exactly 130 or 80 is reported as not yet inside it, and the threshold used in the comparison is printed alongside the result. None of this is a diagnosis: your target and any medication are decided by a clinician who also weighs your other conditions and your fall risk.
Frequently asked questions
The ACC/AHA 2017 guideline sets below 130/80 mmHg for most adults, including those aged 65 and over. Where life expectancy is short or other conditions weigh heavily, it leaves room for clinical judgment.
This page only measures the distance to the goal. Sorting readings into stages is handled by a separate calculator, so the focus here stays on the gap.
The goal is below 130/80 mmHg, so a reading of exactly 130 or 80 is shown with a note that the goal is "below it", making clear you are not yet inside the target.