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Table 1 Definitions and thresholds from various professional bodies

From: Pre-hypertension: another 'pseudodisease’?

Professional body

Classifications

Systolic values (mmHg)

Diastolic values (mmHg)

European Society of Cardiology (ESC), 2013

Optimal

<120

<80

 

Normal

120 to 129

80 to 84

 

High normal

130 to 139

85 to 89

 

Grade I hypertension

140 to 159

90 to 99

 

Grade II

160 to 179

100 to 109

 

Grade III

>179

>109

 

Isolated systolic hypertension

>139

<90

Joint National Committee (JNC 7), 2003

Normal

<120

<80

 

Pre-hypertension

120 to 139

80 to 89

 

Hypertension

≥140

≥90

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2011

Normal

<140

<90

 

Stage I hypertension

≥140

≥90

 

Stage II hypertension

≥160

≥100

 

Severe hypertension

≥180

≥110