Table 2.
Blood pressure categories according to the JNC seventh report3.
| SR Normotensives | SR Hypertensives | |||||
| BP Category | SBP (mmHg) | DBP (mmHg) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) |
| Normal | < 130 | < 85 | 59.7 | 45.0 | 8.1 | 13.4 |
| Pre-hypertension | 130 – 139 | 85 – 89 | 13.3 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 8.5 |
| Stage I | 140 – 159 | 90 – 99 | 24.0 | 30.4 | 40.7 | 37.5 |
| Stage II | ≥160 | ≥100 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 33.3 | 40.6 |
| Total (N) | 196 | 444 | 123 | 224 | ||
BP: blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; N: numbers; SR: self-reported. Incident Hypertensives are SR normotensives with high blood pressure.