Table 2.
Systolic/diastolic ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) values predicted from seated clinic blood pressure levels; values in mm Hg
| Clinic blood pressure threshold | ABP predicted from staff measured seated clinic blood pressure (n=5327) | ABP predicted from doctor measured seated clinic blood pressure (n=1490) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hour | Night | Day | 24 hour | Night | Day | |||
| Grade 3 (severe) hypertension | >180/110 | 163/101 | 157/93 | 168/105 | 151/95 | 143/86 | 155/98 | |
| Grade 2 (moderate) hypertension | >160/100 | 148/93 | 139/84 | 152/96 | 138/86 | 128/78 | 142/90 | |
| Grade 1 (mild) hypertension | >140/90 | 133/84 | 121/76 | 136/87 | 126/78 | 113/69 | 129/81 | |
| Target blood pressure plus one condition | <130/80 | 125/76 | 112/67 | 128/78 | 119/70 | 106/61 | 123/73 | |
| Target blood pressure with proteinuria | <125/75 | 121/71 | 107/63 | 124/74 | 116/66 | 102/57 | 120/69 | |
| Normal blood pressure | <120/80 | 117/76 | 102/67 | 120/78 | 113/70 | 99/61 | 117/70 | |