Nearly half of adults in Yorkshire & Humberside unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Nearly half of adults in Yorkshire & Humberside unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Nearly half of adults (47%) living in Yorkshire & Humberside don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and nearly a third (27%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.

Nearly half of adults in Newcastle unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Nearly half (43%) of adults living in Newcastle don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and over a quarter (26%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.

Nearly half of adults in Manchester unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Nearly half (47%) of adults living in Manchester don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and nearly a third (32%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.

Nearly a third of adults in Bristol unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Nearly a third (29%) of adults living in Bristol don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and nearly half (42%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.

Over half of adults in Glasgow unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Over half (52%) of adults living in Glasgow don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and nearly a third (27%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.

Half of adults in Nottingham unaware of their blood pressure – despite knowing the deadly risks

Half (50%) of adults living in Nottingham don’t know their current blood pressure reading, and nearly a quarter (22%) don’t check it regularly – despite high blood pressure being the biggest preventable cause of death in the country.