Blood Pressure and Apple Health: Using BP Readings in My Bio Age
Learn how My Bio Age reads systolic and diastolic blood pressure from Apple Health. A separate measurement source is required; the app does not measure BP.
By My Bio Age
My Bio Age can read systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings that are available in Apple Health and permitted by you. The app does not measure blood pressure from your wrist, camera or pulse. It needs numeric BP readings recorded by a separate measurement source.
How readings reach the app
- Use a blood pressure monitor appropriate for your needs and follow its instructions.
- If the monitor’s app supports Apple Health, enable its sharing permissions. You can also review records entered in Health.
- Check that systolic and diastolic readings appear in Apple Health with the expected dates and source.
- Allow My Bio Age access to those categories, then open the app to refresh.
A hypertension notification is not a systolic and diastolic reading. My Bio Age needs the actual numerical records, not an alert that suggests reviewing blood pressure.
Where blood pressure fits in the Index
The weekly model includes 12 core weighted metrics and can use two additional blood pressure inputs. When BP data is available, it adds another type of information to the model. It does not turn the Index into a cardiovascular diagnosis or establish greater clinical accuracy.
You can use My Bio Age without blood pressure data. Missing optional readings are not a reason to invent values or repeat measurements purely to change the score.
Review readings independently of the score
A weekly summary can hide variation between individual readings. Follow your care team’s instructions for measurement and interpretation, and do not change medication based on the Index. My Bio Age’s colour bands and age estimate are not treatment targets.
The American Heart Association’s home blood pressure monitoring guide explains how to choose a monitor and prepare for a reading. Use its measurement guidance rather than the app’s wellness score to judge your technique.
Privacy and control
These readings are processed locally with your other health metrics. They are not sent to a My Bio Age server or a clinical partner. Review sharing and access separately in the monitor’s app and in Apple Health, since those services have their own settings.
When your readings are in Apple Health, review them alongside your other wellness trends. Download My Bio Age free on the App Store. The iPhone app is completely free, with no in-app purchases, subscription or account required. Your health data is processed privately on your iPhone.