JNC 7 Classifications of Hypertension

JNC 7 Classifications of Hypertension

OFFICE BP CLASSIFICATIONSBP (mm HG)DBP (mm HG)
Normal<120and<80
Prehypertension120–139or80–89
Stage I hypertension140–159or90–99
Stage II hypertension≥160or≥100

24-hour ABPM: average <130/80; daytime <135/85; nighttime <120/75ABPM, Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP , blood pressure; DBP , diastolic blood pressure; JNC 7 , seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; SBP , systolic blood pressure.

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