Most people’s blood pressure is higher between 6:00 and 10:00 a.m. and 16:00 and 20:00 p.m., and lower between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m., but the highest and lowest points have individual differences.
Blood pressure usually refers to the arterial pressure of the body circulation, in a 24-hour day is with diet, mood, labor, rest and other factors fluctuations, the overall presentation of the “two peaks and one valley” characteristics. The two peaks are between 6:00 am and 10:00 am and between 16:00 pm and 20:00 pm, the blood pressure appears two peaks.
In the morning between 2:00 and 4:00 am when the body is most relaxed, rest is good, physical energy is not consumed, this time the blood pressure is the lowest time, for the blood pressure fluctuations of a trough period.
Most people’s blood pressure fluctuates in accordance with the above law, but there are some people whose blood pressure fluctuates in a special way, and their blood pressure rises at night.
Clarification of when blood pressure is highest and lowest can be obtained by monitoring 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, which is helpful in guiding hypertensive patients in the use of medication.