The report set the threshold for a normal blood pressure reading lower than ever before, at 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), and it also established a new diagnostic category of prehypertension (see table).
Of the approximate 4.4 million people that make up the population of Kentucky, about 89% is considered to be white (including Hispanic or Latino). But, only 3% of that 89% identify as Hispanic or Latino.
Louisville-area population tops 1.3 million. The population of the Louisville metropolitan statistical area has reached an estimate of more than 1.3 million, keeping the local MSA among the largest U.S. markets. Based on estimates by The Business Journals, an affiliate of Business First, the population of Louisville was 1,306,171 as of Jan. 15.