Blood pressure

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	327210
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	The pressure exerted by blood against the walls of the blood vessels - i.e. arteries, capillaries or veins.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Cardiovascular Data Working Group
Origin:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2001. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases-Australian facts 2001. Canberra: AIHW. National Heart Foundation of Australia. National Stroke Foundation of Australia.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Blood pressure - concept, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 .pdf (12.3 KB) No registration status
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Adult—body mass index Health, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Blood pressure measurement result less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg indicator Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Blood pressure measurement result less than or equal to 140/90 mmHg indicator Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022 Blood pressure measurement result recorded indicator Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022 Person—blood pressure (diastolic invasive), millimetres of mercury NN[N] Health, Recorded 14/07/2006 Person—blood pressure (diastolic) Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Person—blood pressure (diastolic) (measured), millimetres of mercury NN[N] Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Person—blood pressure (systolic invasive), millimetres of mercury NN[N] Health, Recorded 14/07/2006 Person—blood pressure (systolic) Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Person—blood pressure (systolic) (measured), millimetres of mercury NN[N] Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Person—blood pressure measurement result less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Person—blood pressure measurement result less than or equal to 140/90 mmHg indicator Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022 Person—blood pressure measurement result less than or equal to 140/90 mmHg indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022 Person—blood pressure measurement result recorded indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Person—hypertension treatment status (antihypertensive medication) Health, Superseded 21/09/2005 Person—hypertension treatment with antihypertensive medication indicator Health, Standard 21/09/2005 Person—systolic blood pressure measurement result recorded indicator Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Person—systolic blood pressure measurement result recorded indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Systolic blood pressure measurement result recorded indicator Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015