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Easily Check Your Blood Pressure Readings
Against the JNC 7" Classification
Blood Pressure Categories
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Stage 2 Hypertension
e.g.: SBP
165
DBP 105
100
SBP
150
DBP
95
e.g.: SBP
130
DBP
85
Stage 1 Hypertension
e.g.:
90
Prehypertension
80
Normal
e.g.: SBP
115
DBP
75
Diastolic
Blood
Pressure
(DBP)
120
140
160
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
(mmHg)
If your systolic pressure falls in one category but your diastolic pressure in
another, your level is classified in the higher of the two categories.
* JNC 7: The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on
Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
National Institute of Health (NIH) Publication; No. 03-5233, May 2003
IMPORTANT:
e Do not be alarmed by temporarily high or low readings because
fluctuations in a person's blood pressure are not uncommon.
If possible,
measure and record your blood pressure at the same time every day, and
consult your physician if you have questions or concerns.
e |f abnormal variations in blood pressure are observed in measurement,
please consult your physician.
