Table 2.

Blood pressure category in male and female students.^* Values are numbers (percentages)

Blood pressure group	Male students (n=9248)	Female students (n=3164)	Total (n=12412)
Optimal	961 (10.4)	768 (24.3)	1729 (13.9)
Normal	2566 (27.8)	1171 (37.0)	3737 (30.1)
High normal	2763 (29.9)	691 (21.8)	3454 (27.8)
Hypertension (stage 1)	2584 (27.9)	493 (15.6)	3007 (24.8)
Hypertension (stage 2)	330 (3.6)	40 (1.3)	370 (3.0)
Hypertension (stage 3)	44 (0.5)	1 (0)	45 (0.4)

^*Numbers are based on blood pressure measurements that are not adjusted for age.