Elderly Blood Pressure Chart Singapore: Seniors Guide
Singapore has one of the fastest-ageing populations in the world, and high blood pressure is common in later life. This guide is for seniors in Singapore and the families and helpers who look after them. It explains how to use an elderly blood pressure chart in Singapore.
What counts as high blood pressure in Singapore?
Guidance from Singapore’s Ministry of Health describes high blood pressure (hypertension) as a reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher on repeated measurements. Readings below 120/80 are widely treated as healthy, and the range between is a signal to take care and check again.
For older and frail adults, doctors in Singapore, as elsewhere, often set an individual target. Your doctor, polyclinic or family physician is the right person to tell you yours.
You can place any reading on the blood pressure chart, which uses the US and European guideline bands. The table on our blood pressure by age page shows each band in full.
Checking blood pressure at home in Singapore
Many Singapore households have a home monitor, and polyclinics and community clubs also offer free checks. For a reading you can trust:
- Rest quietly for five minutes in a cool, comfortable room.
- Sit with your back supported, feet flat, and the cuff at heart level.
- Take two readings a minute apart, morning and evening.
- Write them in a log and show it at your next visit.
See the full steps in how to measure blood pressure at home.
Heat, humidity and dizziness
Hot weather widens blood vessels and sweating can leave you short of fluid. Both can lower blood pressure. Older adults in Singapore may notice dizziness after a hot shower, after time outdoors or on getting out of bed. If this happens often, try the standing blood pressure check and read elderly blood pressure too low.
Carers and domestic helpers
If you help a parent or an employer’s family member with readings, keep one shared log, use the same arm and the same time of day, and write down how the person felt. A printed doctor report makes a short appointment more useful.
When to see a doctor
- Readings of 140/90 or higher on several days.
- Repeated readings below 90/60 with dizziness, falls or tiredness.
- Chest pain, sudden weakness, trouble speaking or severe breathlessness. Call 995 for an ambulance.
This page follows the same categories as the rest of this site. For the UK equivalent, see the NHS and UK chart. This article is general information only and is not medical advice.
Check your own reading
Type your two numbers into the chart and see where they sit, in plain words.