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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 May 16;62(2):201–213. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.03.018

Table 1.

Summary of KDIGO Recommendations for Management of Blood Pressure in CKD

Target Population Goal Blood Pressure Evidence Level Commentary
Nondiabetic CKD with normal to mild albuminuria ≤140/90 mm Hg 1B Evidence based
Recommend <140/90 mm Hg
Nondiabetic CKD with moderate to severe albuminuria ≤130/80 mm Hg 2D moderate, 2C severe Reasonable to select a goal of <140/90 mm Hg, especially for moderate albuminuria
Diabetic CKD with normal to mild albuminuria ≤140/90 mm Hg 1B Evidence based
Recommend <140/90 mm Hg
Diabetic CKD with moderate to severe albuminuria ≤130/80 mm Hg 2D Reasonable to select a goal of <140/90 mm Hg
Kidney transplant recipients ≤130/80 mm Hg 2D Reasonable to select a goal of <140/90 mm Hg
Children with CKD ≤90th percentile for age, sex, height
≤50th percentile for age, sex, height with any proteinuria
2D No evidence to support either recommendation
Elderly with CKD Individualize Not available Reasonable to consider a higher goal, especially for age >80 y