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.
The population given in the 2000 census was for the former City of Louisville. On 1/1/2003, the City of Louisville government was merged with the County of Jefferson government; the new government being called Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. The estimated 2005 population for the new entity is 700,041.