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- noun A unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one millimeter deep in mercury at zero degrees centigrade on Earth.
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Examples
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The water-cooled surface condensers used on the steam turbine exhausts in large power plants usually operate at an absolute pressure of about 35 to 40 mmHg which is far below the typical atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Despite losing no weight or fat, the swimmers' systolic blood pressure—measured when the heart contracts—fell 7% to 122 mmHg millimeters of mercury from 131 mmHg.
A Dip in the Pool Does an Aging Body Good Jeremy Singer-Vine 2012
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For example, few would find a mean difference of 1 mmHg in blood pressure to be clinically interesting, no matter how low the P value.
Archive 2009-03-01 AYDIN 2009
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Vital sign changes were assessed post hoc by initial blood pressure (mmHg) categorized as normal, high-normal or hypertensive.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Blood Pressure-Lowering Effects of Sibutramine 2009
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It is measured in millimetres of mercury, written as mmHg and is expressed as two measurements – for instance a normal blood pressure is defined as below 140/90.
Dr Dillner's health dilemmas: should I have a blood pressure test? 2011
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While resistance training reduced glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA (1c)) by 0.48%, fat mass by 2.33 kg and systolic blood pressure by 6.2 mmHg, it had no statistically significant effect on total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride or diastolic blood pressure.
How Effective is Resistance Training for Weight Loss? | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes 2010
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But adults with a 10 mmHg difference in systolic blood pressure between arms were more than twice as likely as other adults to have the disease.
A Dip in the Pool Does an Aging Body Good Jeremy Singer-Vine 2012
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After three months, systolic blood pressure (the first, or top, number) had fallen five to six points (measured as millimeters of mercury, mmHg) for those eating whole-grain foods, compared with about a one-point drop for the others.
Quick Study: Whole-grain foods may help lower blood pressure Post 2010
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A year into the study, the difference was even larger, standing at 5.4 mmHg.
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After six months of treatment, people using the device saw the top number of their blood pressure reading (their systolic blood pressure) drop by 12.9 mmHg.
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