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.
In 2012, it estimated that the population of Nevada had increased to 2,758,931. The population in 2016 is now estimated at over 2.8 million. A relatively small percentage of Nevada's population lives in rural areas, such as Ely, West Wendover and Tonopah.