Table 2.

Recommended frequency for repeat blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents ≤17 years of age (adapted from [2])

BP levela	Frequency of BP measurement
Normal	Recheck at next regularly scheduled physical examination
Pre-hypertensive	Recheck in 6 months
Stage 1 hypertension	Recheck in 1–2 weeks or sooner if the patient is symptomatic; if BP is persistently elevated on two additional occasions, evaluate or refer to source of care within 1 month
Stage 2 hypertension	Evaluate or refer to source of care within 1 week or immediately if the patient is symptomatic

^aBased upon classification scheme in Table 1