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.
Nicknamed as the Bluegrass State, Kentucky (KY) is the 26th most populous state of the 50 U.S. states. The state of Kentucky is one of the four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts).