Prehypertension is a relatively new classification for people with a blood pressure level that is not healthy, but not yet in the hypertension range. Here are six things to know about the condition. Prehypertension is a relatively new classification for people with a blood pressure level that is not healthy, but not yet in the hypertension range. Here are six things to know about the condition. According to the American Heart Association, a healthy blood pressure reading is 120/80 or less. The top number is the systolic pressure, which measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats. The lower number is the diastolic pressure, which measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats. Prehypertension is classified by a systolic pressure between 120 and 139, or a diastolic pressure between 80 and 89.
But as new U.S. Census Bureau estimates reveal, Omaha could surge past Kansas City in population in the next decade or even earlier. Omaha is gaining about 6,000 people a year, and had an estimated population of 446,599 as of July 1, 2014.
Kansas Population Projections Estimates show that the Kansas population in 2016 has exceeded 2.9 million. The total population in the state has grown by 6% during the last decade, with most of this increase occurring in Johnson County and counties around Wichita, Kansas State University and Fort Riley.